South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson recently released a statement concerning the arrest of a Lexington County resident on multiple child sex abuse material charges.

Lexington resident Zachary Collins Woodward, 30, was arrested on Dec. 31, 2024, on six charges related to the sexual exploitation of a minor. He is charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the second degree and four counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the third degree, the press release read. 

The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force along with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department made that arrest after receiving an online tip from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children.

Investigators said Woodward distributed and possessed child sex abuse materials. The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s office.