NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A Ladson man is facing more than half a dozen charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a child over the course of five months.

Terry Linn Ashford, 29, is charged with one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and seven counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to sheriff spokesperson Lexi Douglas.

Charleston County deputies received a call on Oct. 22 in reference to a past sexual assault. The affidavit stated that the mother told deputies that Ashford had allegedly assaulted her child for the past five months.

Deputies then issued a search warrant on his phone, in which they found several images of child sexual abuse material.

He was booked into the Charleston County Jail.

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