CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A now-suspended Charleston County magistrate judge will be on the other side of the gavel Wednesday morning as he appears in federal court.

James Gosnell Jr., 68, was suspended by the South Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday after he was arrested on charges connected to possession of child sexual abuse material.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security received a tip that an account associated with Gosnell was making payments to a distributor of child sexual abuse material in the United Kingdom.

When agents searched Gosnell’s home, they found a flash drive with numerous images and videos of children appearing to engage in sexually explicit conduct.

Charleston County said in a statement Tuesday that Gosnell’s access to cou

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