COLUMBIA, S.C., Sept. 2 -- The South Carolina Attorney General issued the following news release:

SEP 02, 2026

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of James Joseph Novick, 43, of Little River, S.C., on four charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Horry County Police Department made the arrest. Investigators with the Attorney General's Office, also a member of the state's ICAC Task Force, assisted with the investigation.

Investigators received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), which led them to Novick. Investigators state Novick distributed files o...