JOHNS ISLAND, S.C. (WCSC) - A Charleston County man has been arrested and is facing nearly a dozen charges accusing him of sexually exploiting children.

John Lewis Cottrell, III, 45, of Johns Island, has been charged with 10 counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

The South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, which is leading the prosecution of this case, said investigators for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force received a National Center for Missing and Exploited Children tip that led them to Cottrell.

Investigators say Cottrell is facing these charges specifically for producing child sexual abuse materials.

Charleston Police Department investigators made the arrest Friday morning. Investigators for the Attorney General’s Office, the Mount Pleasant Police D

See Full Page