WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. () – On Tuesday, July 29th, The Washington County Sheriff’s Office (Virginia) made an arrest in connection with an online investigation into child exploitation.

A Jefferson County man traveled to Washington County, Virginia, to a secluded area believing that he would be picking up a juvenile female and and taking her back to Georgia.

Once in Washington County, the subject was arrested without incident and charged with the following offenses: Taking Indecent Liberties with Children and Attempted Abduction and Kidnapping.

He is currently being held without bond at the Abingdon Southwest Regional Jail.

Detectives in Virginia are continuing the investigation with law enforcement partners at the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

35-year-old William Phillip Stevens of Louisville was charged with 40 counts of Taking Indecent Liberties with Children and one count of Attempted Abduction and Kidnapping.