CHARLESTON , S.C. (WCIV) — Former James Island firefighter John Lewis Cottrell, III, appeared before a federal magistrate judge Tuesday and remains behind bars following his October arrest for allegedly possessing and creating child sexual abuse material.
Cottrell was originally arrested on Oct. 3 as part of an Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigation before a federal grand jury handed down a four-count indictment against him for sexual exploitation of a child and possession of child sexual abuse material (CSAM). During a search warrant executed the day he was arrested, law enforcement located CSAM along with hidden cameras used to create CSAM, according to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina.
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