North Augusta man charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor

North Augusta man charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor
Published: Mar. 28, 2025 at 10:44 PM EDT|Updated: Apr. 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM EDT
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NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - A North Augusta man has been charged with five counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the second degree, according to Aiken County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office executed a search warrant on Justin Dean Boone on Wednesday.

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The sheriff’s office tells us that Boone on five different counts, “knowing the character or content of the material that contains a visual representation of a minor engaged in sexual activity or appearing in a state of sexually explicit nudity when a reasonable person would infer the purpose is sexual stimulation.”

Boone sent five different sexually explicit videos including a minor via Kik Messenger.