LIBERTY — A 59-year-old Liberty man was arrested on nearly two dozen child pornography-related[cointent_lockedcontent]charges earlier this month.

Randy Charles Stafford, of Cartee Road, was arrested on Dec. 9 and faces 21 counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to online Pickens County Detention Center records. Stafford is being held without bond.

The charges were filed earlier this month by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, and Attorney General Alan Wilson said each of Stafford’s felony charges is punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Investigators believe Stafford was involved in uploading child pornography via file sharing, according to the attorney general. Assistance in the case was provided by the Pickens County Sheriff’s Office, a member of the state’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

The case will be prosecuted by the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office.

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