Summerville man faces 13 charges in child sexual exploitation case

SUMMERVILLE, SC (WCIV) — South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Wednesday that a Summerville man has been arrested on 13 charges related to the sexual exploitation of a minor.

Christopher Michael McCoy, 45, is charged with two counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison per count; and 11 counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison per count, the attorney general said.

Investigators accuse McCoy of possessing and distributing files containing child sexual abuse.

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Wilson’s office will prosecute the case.

A booking photo for McCoy was not immediately available.