COLUMBIA, S.C., Oct. 15 -- The South Carolina Attorney General issued the following news release:
OCT 15, 2026
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of George Wells, Jr., 77, of Alcolu, S.C., on one charge connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Attorney General's Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Clarendon County Sheriff's Office, also a member of the state's ICAC Task Force, and the Manning Police Department assisted with the investigation.
Investigators received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which led them to Wells. Investigators stat...