Cherokee County Man, Michael Williams, Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material Charges in Columbia, SC
COLUMBIA, SC (STL.News) South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Michael Williams, 35, of Gaffney, S.C., on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Investigators with the Gaffney Police Department made the arrest. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) investigators with the Attorney General’s Office assisted with the investigation.
Investigators state Williams possessed files of child sexual abuse material.
Investigators arrested Williams on June 26, 2023. He is charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor, third degree (§16-15-410), a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment.
The Attorney General’s Office will prosecute this case.
Attorney General Wilson stressed that all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until a court of law proves them guilty.
SOURCE: South Carolina Attorney General
