South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson

Lexington County man sentenced to 5 years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material, drugs, and resisting arrest

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that a Lexington County man has been sentenced to five years in prison for possessing child sexual abuse material, drugs, and resisting arrest. On Monday, Jordan Keith Agee pleaded guilty to Resisting Arrest, Possession of Less Than 1 Gram of Methamphetamine/Cocaine Base, and four counts of Sexual Exploitation of a […]

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Lexington County sex offender sentenced to 6 years for soliciting who he thought was a 13-year-old

Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that a Lexington County man who was already a registered sex offender was sentenced to six years in prison for soliciting someone he thought was a minor. On Monday, Steven Leslie Wright pleaded guilty to Criminal Solicitation of a Minor and Attempted Dissemination of Obscene Material to a Person Under […]

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West Columbia Man Arrested on Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Related Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Joshua Louis Cunningham (age 20), of West Columbia, on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators state Cunningham engaged in criminal sexual conduct […]

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Lexington County Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Ronnie Dawsey, Jr., 41, of Lexington, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distribution of child sexual abuse materials.* Evidence presented to the court showed that on Aug. 31, 2020, Mr. Dawsey uploaded approximately seven images of child sex abuse materials to his Facebook account and subsequently sent the images to others […]

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Lexington County deputies arrest man on charges of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, and manufactured files of child sexual abuse material

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has announced the arrest of James Leonard Carter, Jr. (age 20), of Elgin, on six charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators state Carter engaged in criminal sexual conduct with […]

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Man Arrested on Criminal Sexual Conduct charges with a Minor

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of William Michael Shuford (age 71), of West Columbia, on five charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators from the Attorney General’s Office, also a member of […]

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Lexington County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Robert Earl Wessinger, Jr. (age 60), of Chapin, S.C., on three charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General’s Office, also a […]

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Lexington Men Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges

South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Anthony Vincent Bedenbaugh (age 34), of Lexington, and Jason Cooke Boney (age 38), of Lexington, on four total charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made the arrests in these […]

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