Three Upstate men are facing child sex crime charges. The South Carolina Attorney General's Office says 32 year old, Reginald Lomax of Simpsonville, 45 year old Joseph Mannel Sr. and Machaon Barnhart both of Anderson were all arrested, last week.
Cyber tipline reports led investigators to the suspects. Lomax and Barnhart were charged with 3rd degree sexual exploitation of a minor for possessing child sex abuse material.
Mannel was arrested two days later and is charged with 2nd degree sexual exploitation of a minor, after investigators say he distributed files of child sex abuse material.
