Johns Island man arrested in sexual exploitation of a minor investigation

Man arrested after purporting to play with baby in order to inappropriately touch minor girl

A Central Arkansas man has been arrested in Baxter County after purporting to play with a baby a 14-year-old girl was holding so he could inappropriately touch the girl. Forty-nine-year-old James Wade Payne of White Hall was arrested Tuesday morning for the incident that happened May 27. According to the probable cause affidavit from the Baxter County Sheriff’s Office, the victim was holding her baby sibling while her mother was talking to a mai…

Man arrested on multiple charges of sexual exploitation of a minor, deputies say

A South Carolina man arrested on multiple charges of sexual exploitation of a minor.

Johns Island man arrested in sexual exploitation of a minor investigation

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – Authorities arrested a 46-year-old Johns Island man on charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Affidavits from the Charleston County Sheriff’s Office revealed that Joseph Allen Keigans possessed files containing images of a minor engaging in sexual activity or appearing nude. Keigans was arrested Wednesday following a search of his home. He is charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a mi…

Ohio Resident Indicted on Sexual Exploitation of a Minor Charges

ERIE, Pa. (EYT) — A resident of Garrettsville, Ohio, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie on charges of violating federal laws relating to the sexual exploitation of minors, Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced Wednesday. The six-count indictment named Robert Alan Pepus, 26, as the sole defendant. According to the indictment, from around September 2024 through around October 2024, Pepus engaged in interstate travel f…