Crime

Conway man faces 18 charges after investigators say he possessed child porn

By Hannah Strong

Updated November 30, 2018 10:49 AM

John Thomas Kondes, 62, of Conway, is charged with a total of 18 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. — John Thomas Kondes, 62, of Conway, is charged with a total of 18 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. Courtesy of J. Reuben Long Detention Center

A Conway man convicted of possessing child pornography now faces 18 more charges of sexually exploiting minors, online records show.

John Thomas Kondes, 62, is charged with a total of 18 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor — ten of those charges are third degree and eight are second degree.

Investigators found Kondes distributed and possessed child pornography, a release from the S.C. Attorney General’s Office states.

Kondes was arrested Tuesday by the Horry County Sheriff’s Office, said HCSO spokeswoman Brooke Holden.

Kondes is a registered sex offender who was convicted in New Jersey on charges related to child pornography in 2014, SLED records state.

The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s Office.

This story was originally published November 30, 2018 at 10:40 AM.