WIS News 10 - Columbia, South Carolina | Bluffton man is ICAC Task Force's 178th arrest
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Edward Joseph Kestler (Source: Lexington County Sheriff’s Department)COLUMBIA, SC (WIS) - A 29-year-old Bluffton man was arrested October 26 in an internet predator sting, according to the attorney general's office.
According to Attorney General Henry McMaster, Edward Joseph Kestler, of Baywood Drive in Bluffton, was arrested October 26 in the internet sting conducted by the Lexington County Sheriff's Office.
The Lexington County Sheriff's Office is a member of the Attorney General's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
Kestler was arrested on one count of criminal solicitation of a minor, a felony offense punishable to 10 years imprisonment, and one count of attempted criminal sexual conduct with a minor, a felony punishable to 20 years imprisonment.
Arrest warrants allege that on October 26, 2009, Kestler solicited sex on the web from an individual he believed to be minor girl. In reality, he was soliciting sex from an undercover Lexington County Sheriff's Deputy who was undergoing internet predator training at the time.
Kestler further arranged to meet the "girl" for sex at a predetermined location in Lexington County. He was arrested upon his arrival at that location.
Kestler's vehicle was searched at the time of his arrest and a laptop computer and thumb drive were impounded. The Town of Chapin Police Department assisted in the case.
Kestler was assigned a bond of $50,000.
According to McMaster, this is the 178th arrest for the ICAC Task Force.
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