Columbia police arrest man for child sexual abuse materials, said AG Alan Wilson

A Graniteville man has been arrested on five charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor, according to the S.C. Attorney General’s office.

Cameron Joseph Brooks, 21, is charged with a felony count of second degree sexual exploitation of a minor that is punishable by up to 10 years in prison, according to a news release from Attorney General Alan Wilson. Brooks is also charged with four counts of disseminating obscene material to a person under age eighteen, a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years in prison on each count.

Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators with the Columbia Police Department arrested Brooks Thursday.

Brooks solicited and received child sexual abuse material from a minor and shared sexually explicit images with a minor, according to investigators.

Investigators with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Secret Service, also members of the state’s ICAC Task Force, assisted in the investigation and arrest.

The case will be prosecuted by the state Attorney General’s office.

This story was originally published January 22, 2021 at 1:58 PM.