Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division
A 51-year-old Richland County man has been sentenced to federal prison for engaging in online activities that involved Child Sexual Abuse Materials. This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. The initiative is led by U.S. Attorneys’ Offices throughout the country and marshals federal, state, and local resources to better locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who exploit children via the internet, as well as to identify and rescue victims.