Dillon Co. man arrested on multiple charges of soliciting and exploiting minors

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Jimmy Ray Blue, Jr., 32 years old, of Lake View, SC, on multiple charges related to the solicitation and sexual exploitation of minors.

Dillon County deputies received a complaint of a 31-year-old sending nude photos and videos to a 12-year-old victim through a social media site and offering the victim money to meet him. When investigators served a search warrant on Blue’s social media accounts, they found there were multiple minor victims. Deputies arrested Blue on March 5, 2022.

Blue is charged with two counts of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor (§16-15-342), a felony punishable by a prison sentence of up to 10 years, a fine up to $5,000, or both on each count; two counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 2^nd degree (§16-15-405), a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison on each count; one count of attempted Dissemination of Obscene Material to a Minor (18 or younger)(§16-15-345), a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison; and two counts of Promoting the Prostitution of a Minor (§16-15-415), a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison on each count.

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.