Augusta man accused of sexual exploitation of a minor
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - A 26-year-old Augusta man has been arrested on 10 charges connected to attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, according to South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson.
Investigators say Tyler Shane Greene asked a person he believed to be a minor for sex, encouraged them to produce child sexual abuse material, and sent sexually explicit images, according to the attorney general.
Detectives were ed by Greene through social media believing that the profile was of a young teenage girl.
When the undercover detective told Greene about her age, he responded by saying that he was 15, then 16, and then itted that he was 26 years old, according to investigators.
Detectives said Greene asked not to be blocked from the undercover agent’s and engaged in continued sexual conversation with the undercover detective, sending nude photographs of himself along with other pornography.
Greene continued to engage in online conversations with the undercover detective until July 4, said detectives.
Investigators with the North Augusta Department of Public Safety and the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office assisted with the investigation.
Greene was arrested on July 7 in North Augusta and booked into the Lexington County Detention Center on July 10. His total bond is $70,000.
He is charged with two counts of criminal solicitation of a minor, three counts of attempted sexual exploitation of a minor, first degree and five counts of attempted dissemination of obscene material to a person under age eighteen, according to inmate bookings.
This case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.
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