{"id":1724,"date":"2026-06-18T15:37:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:37:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1724"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:37:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T15:37:12","slug":"2-lexington-men-charged-for-child-sexual-abuse-material-sc-officials-said","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1724","title":{"rendered":"2 Lexington men charged for child sexual abuse material, SC officials said"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Two Lexington County men have been charged for child sexual exploitation, the Lexington County Sheriff\u2019s Department announced Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1723\">State agency, Richland County OK more than $13 million to expand riverfront preserve<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Ralph Scott Gunter, 58, and Albert Halloween Strickland, 56, were arrested on charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. The cases are unrelated, officials said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>CyberTipline reports from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led investigators to the men, both of whom are accused of possessing and distributing files of child sexual abuse material.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators with the Lexington County Sheriff\u2019s Department made the arrests, while investigators with the South Carolina attorney general\u2019s office assisted, according to a news release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Strickland was arrested June 11. He is charged with one count of sexual exploitation of a minor in the second degree and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor in the third degree.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1722\">Heat advisory issued for Horry County ahead of storms. How to stay safe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Gunter was arrested June 12. He is charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the second degree and one count of sexual exploitation of a minor in the third degree.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Each are felony offenses, and each count is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Gunter and Strickland will be prosecuted by the South Carolina attorney general\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=1720\">Thousands to see property value changes in Richland County. 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