William Fitzhugh, 67
/ SOURCE: RICHLAND COUNTY
COLUMBIA (WACH)- A former corrections officer is under arrest after being charged with sexual exploitation of a minor.
South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson said William Fitzhugh,67, of Columbia, a retired corrections officer with the Lexington County Jail, is accused of having downloaded images of children engaged in sexual activity on to his computer.
According to Wilson, an undercover officer with the Berkeley County's Sheriff's Office downloaded pictures of children engaged in sexual activity. A further investigation showed the images originally came from an IP address in Richland County. Richland County Sheriff's deputies got a search warrant and found the images on Fitzhugh's laptop computer at his home.
Fitzhugh is charged with three counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, second degree, a felony. He faces up to 10 years in prison on each charge. He was given a $25,000 surety bond.
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