Alleged Internet Sex Predator Arrested

A Lexington man is facing charges after he was arrested for allegedly soliciting sex online from a pair of underage girls.

Jamey Busbee, 30, of 118 Bluefield Court, Lexington, was arrested last week by the Aiken County Sheriff's Department, which is a member of the state Attorney General’s Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

The alleged Internet predator was arrested on two counts of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor, a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count, and one count of Dissemination of Obscene Material to a Minor, a felony offense also punishable to 10 years imprisonment, according to S.C. Attorney General Alan Wilson.

Arrest warrants allege that beginning June 1, 2011, Busbee, using the alias "Jason Smith," solicited sex on the Internet from two girls, aged 12 and 13 years old.

Busbee also allegedly emailed one of the children a nude photo of himself, authorities said. 

The arrests came after parents of one of the victims discovered evidence of the crimes and notified the Aiken County Sheriff’s Department, Wilson said.

The Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, also a member of the task force, assisted with the case. The case, however, will be prosecuted by the Attorney General's office.