ST. CLAIRSVILLE — The Belmont County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Units, working with the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, announced an indictment against a man accused of downloading child sexual exploitation material.

Joshua Dale-Emerson Williams, 34, of Dillies Bottom was arrested. He is accused of downloading photos and videos of child serial exploitation material from the internet, a news release states. Williams will be arraigned next week in Belmont County Common Pleas Court. He is being held in jail without bond and is expected to be arraigned next week.

Sheriff David Lucas commended the investigators.

“Whether you are in real life or cyberspace, our agency will continue to work with our state and federal partners to investigate, identify, arrest, and assist with the prosecution of those individuals who download or distribute this material,” he said. “These children are victimized repeatedly every time this material is downloaded and shared. Our detectives will continue to vigorously pursue those who commit these types of crimes in cyberspace.”