COLUMBIA, SC (WRDW/WAGT) – An Aiken County attorney has been arrested on seven charges related to the sexual exploitation of minors, according to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office.

In a news release issued Wednesday, city officials said William Daniel Mayes, 54, was arrested Tuesday.

Investigators with the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force made the arrest, according to officials.

The release states that investigators received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that led them to Mayes.

Investigators say Mayes recorded a person without their consent and had files containing child sexual abuse material.

The release states that Mayes is charged with five counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and two counts of voyeurism.

Sexual exploitation of a minor is a felony and punishable by up to ten years in prison for each charge. Voyeurism is a misdemeanor offense punishable by up to 3 years in prison for a first offense on each charge.

The case will be pursued by the General Prosecutor’s Office, according to the press release.

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