DEC 28, 2018

Richland County Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Dec. 26, 2018 - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Brent L. Shaner (age 30) of  Hopkins, SC, on 13 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.  Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Richland County Sheriff's Office made the arrest.  Investigators with the Columbia Police Department, also members of the state's ICAC Task Force, assisted with this investigation.

 

Investigators state Shaner possessed multiple files of child pornography.  

 

Shaner was arrested on December 19, 2018.  He is charged with 13 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.

 

The 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.

 

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