SLED Charges Kershaw County Man with Multiple Child Exploitation Crimes

A Kershaw County man has been charged with multiple child sexual exploitation offenses following an investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

According to SLED, 34-year-old Joshua Duvall Richardson was charged on July 1 with five counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – Second Degree and five counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor – Third Degree.

The investigation was initiated at the request of the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office, which also assisted SLED during the investigation.

Richardson was booked into the Kershaw County Detention Center.

The case will be prosecuted by the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office.