GRANITEVILLE, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - An Aiken County man charged with local sex crimes is also now charged in Florida.

Sean Benjamin Cushman, 30, of Graniteville, now has active warrants in Walton County, Fla., for:

Sexual battery on a child 12-18 years olf by a person 18 or older.

Possession of child pornography, 17 counts

Manufacturing child pornography, 17 counts

Youth violence is a sad reflection on society, sheriff says

Richmond County Sheriff Eugene Brantley addressed the violence Augusta has seen in the past two days, including a murder at Augusta Mall and an apparently retaliatory attack.

Cushman was arrested July 15 in South Carolina on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor following a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

On Aug.

See Full Page