Lowcountry Firefighter Arraigned Following Child Sexual Exploitation Indictment

Source: United States Department of Justice Criminal Division

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Lowcountry firefighter accused of the sexual exploitation of a child has been arraigned in federal court. A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment against John Lewis Cottrell III, 46, of Johns Island, for sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child sexual abuse material.