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VIDALIA, La — A Vidalia man who had been arrested for rape and child exploitation in August faces additional charges as a result of the ongoing investigation by detectives with the Concordia Parish Sheriff’s Office Cyber Crimes and Special Victims Unit

Joshua Bradley Smith of Vidalia had previously been arrested in August of 2024 and charged with multiple sexual crimes involving juvenile victims.

Smith has been charged with two counts of first-degree rape of a victim under 13 years old, two counts of crimes against nature involving a victim under 13 years old, indecent behavior with juveniles, child pornography and multiple counts of video voyeurism by way of a hidden camera in the bathroom of a Vidalia residence.

On Aug. 9, 2024, the CPSO Cyber Crime Unit began investigating a case involving video voyeurism set up, where multiple juveniles were being filmed by a hidden camera inside the bathroom of a Vidalia residence. Detectives submitted search warrants to electronic service providers which authenticated the videos and confirmed the identity of a suspect. Upon being taken into custody, a search warrant was executed at Smith’s residence, at which time an electronic device was seized that contained videos of child sexual abuse material.

As detectives worked to process digital evidence, which can be time-consuming, Smith now also faces three counts of child molestation of a juvenile victim under 13 years of age and 54 counts of video voyeurism.

Smith was rebooked with the additional charges into the Concordia Parish Detention Center where he was already housed.