SUMTER CO., SC – A man has been arrested and charged with two counts of criminal solicitation of a minor, along with other charges.

Sumter County deputies say Lionel Kendrick Smith Jr., 22, contacted two minors that he knew, engaged in sexual conversation, sent obscene sexual content and nude pictures of himself.

Smith then asked those minors to send nude pictures of themselves back to him, according to officials.

Deputies say they found evidence on his personal electronic device during a valid search warrant.

Smith is also being charged with two counts of disseminating, procuring or promoting obscenity unlawful.

He's being held at the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center where he'll remain until his initial bond hearing on Sunday morning.