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Former Lexington Pastor Indicted for Producing and Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material – BishopAccountability.org
A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a nine-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, charging Richard Channing Shealy, 54, of Lexington, for producing, distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material.*The indictment alleges that in February 2026, Shealy shared CSAM files with an undercover Homeland Security Investigations agent using a peer-to-peer file sharing network. After obtaining a search warrant, law enforce…
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Former Lexington Pastor Indicted for Producing and Distributing Child Sexual Abuse Material – BishopAccountability.org
A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a nine-count indictment, presented by the U.S. Attorney’s Office, charging Richard Channing Shealy, 54, of Lexington, for producing, distributing and possessing child sexual abuse material.*The indictment alleges that in February 2026, Shealy shared CSAM files with an undercover Homeland Security Investigations agent using a peer-to-peer file sharing network. After obtaining a search warrant, law enforce…
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