South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Kenneth I. Dickson, 62, of<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Beaufort, on three charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </span>Investigators with the Attorney General's Office, also a member of the state's ICAC Task Force, assisted with this investigation.

Investigators say Dickson distributed child pornography. <span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span>

Dickson was arrested on Aug. 11 and charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, second degree, a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count.

The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office.

Attorney General Wilson stressed all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.