James Benjamin Gosnell, Jr. is a South Carolina Magistrate Judge, currently suspended after his arrest for possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) as well as creating CSAM. Gosnell previously drew national media attention when he presided over Charleston Church shooter Dylann Roof’s initial court appearance, after mentioning the nine people he murdered, Gosnell then claimed there were also victims on the other side. He’s been officially reprimanded in the past for showing favoritism when a fellow judge was arrested for DUI and for using a notorious racial epithet when talking to a Black defendant.
He came to the attention of the F.B.I. through a tip to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children provided by PayPal who noted payments to a known purveyor of CSAM in the United Kingdom. The investigation found transactions via PayPal with other distributors of CSAM.
He not only possessed CSAM, which he admitted to federal investigators, but he is alleged to have posted pictures of himself holding an infant and a toddler and bragging about abusing them. He also boasted about traveling abroad to abuse children and made plans with another predator to abuse an infant. This makes his long career volunteering with his church and with the Boy Scouts as a scoutmaster alarming. The US Attorney made a plea to Charleston area parents: “To the parents of the community, our investigation has revealed that Gosnell claims to have abused very young children. If you have left your child alone with Gosnell, even letting him hold your child, please email the tipline,” Stirling said. “I stress please, please reach out to this tipline.”
The tipline can be reached at Charleston_exploitationtips@hsi.dhs.gov
I don’t post trigger warnings because I assume that you know what to expect when you go to a site called Republican Sexual Predators. That said, some cases are more sick-making than others. This one is sick-making. Be aware that the details in this news stories are vomitous.
- The Post and Courier: Charleston magistrate admitted to having sex abuse materials while in office, feds say
- The Post and Courier: Federal case against accused Charleston judge expands to include allegations of sexual abuse
Absolutely and totally horrifying. A life sentence would too short for this cruel, vile, inhuman, depraved and loathsome creature.
Thank you. I don’t know how you’re able to do this, but I am grateful and I am determined to continue to promote your work.