Abeville Man Facing 11 Charges of Child Pornography Facing 20 Years in Prison for Each

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ABBEVILLE, SC – Nov. 9, 2020 – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Benjamin Davis Henderson, 34, of Abbeville, S.C., on 11 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Abbeville County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General’s Office and Homeland Security Investigations, both also members of the state’s ICAC Task Force, assisted with the investigation.

 

Investigators received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) which led them to Henderson. Investigators state Henderson created, distributed, and possessed files of child sexual abuse material.

 

Henderson was arrested on November 3, 2020. He is charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, first degree (§16-15-395), a felony offense punishable by up to 20 years imprisonment on each count; three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, second degree (§16-15-405), a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count; and five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, third degree (§16-15-410), a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count.

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This case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.


 

Attorney General Wilson stressed all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.


Read more: http://www.scag.gov/archives/41601#ixzz6dMPxok4t

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