A Lexington County man has been sentenced to 28 years in prison for sex crimes against a child.

Donald Price, 50, plead guilty to 1 count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, 1st-degree and 1 count of sexual exploitation of a minor, 2nd-degree before the Honorable Frank Addy.

On May 16, 2016, Special Investigator Kevin Atkins with the SC Attorney General’s office began a proactive investigation into online distribution of child pornography.

Atkins identified a user of a file sharing network who was distributing child pornography.

Atkins identified Donald Price of Lexington County as a suspect and referred the case to Sergeant Adam Creech with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.

As a direct result of the investigation, a previously unknown child victim of sexual abuse was identified and rescued by law enforcement.

Investigators found recordings that Price had made of himself abusing the child on multiple occasions at his home.

Upon release, Price will have to register as a sex offender and will be monitored by GPS at all times.