Wagener man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor – WRDW

WAGENER, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) – A Wagener man has been charged with sexual exploitation of a minor after an investigation involving Snapchat, according to the Aiken County Sheriff’s Office. Matthew Cory Hulst, 35, of Wagener, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with two counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to jail bookings. Matthew Cory Hulst (Contributed) The investigation was initiated on May 26 after the sheriff’s office received a CyberTip report from the S.C. Attorney General’s Office related to child sexual abuse material. Investigators served a search warrant on Snapchat’s parent company, Snap Inc., which revealed Hulst had possessed and distributed child sexual abuse material involving a female child under the age of 10 through the app on May 2, according to the arrest warrant. A search warrant was also executed at Hulst’s home on Columbia Road on Tuesday. Hulst has admitted to the offense, according to the arrest warrant. Hulst was transported to the sheriff’s office and booked into the Aiken County Detention Center. Copyright 2026 WRDW/WAGT. All rights reserved.
Read More