South Carolina Man Sentenced For Transporting Arizona Minor For Sex

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A South Carolina man, Timothy Mikell Schultheis, has been sentenced to 27 years in prison after pleading guilty to Transportation of a Minor with Intent to Engage in Criminal Sexual Activity.

Schultheis’ sentence is to be followed by lifetime supervised release. The 26-year-old Schultheis also will have to register as a sex offender.

Schultheis, aka Jackson Oden, transported a 12-year-old minor, from Arizona to South Carolina, with the intent to engage in sexual activity. After using social media to meet and groom the minor, Schultheis drove from South Carolina to Safford to pick up the minor and drive her back to his South Carolina residence. The investigation revealed Facebook communications between the minor and then-24-year-old Schultheis, which included his travel plans and detailed his intention to participate in sexual conduct with her. When Schultheis was arrested at his apartment in South Carolina on March 30, 2022, the minor was found inside.

Schultheis had been previously arrested and released by South Carolina authorities for similar conduct involving a different 12-year-old and was wearing an ankle monitor at the time of his offense in this case. The plea agreement in this case required that Schultheis plead guilty to the South Carolina charges of Criminal Sexual Conduct with a Minor and Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor.

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