Greenville county man arrested on child sexual abuse material* charges
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Greenville County Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Terrell Demetrius Smith, 27, of Greenville, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Greenville County Sheriff’s Office made the arrest. Investigators with the S.C. Attorney General’s Office, also a member of the state’s ICAC Task Force, assisted with the investigation.

 

Investigators received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) which led them to Smith. Investigators state Smith possessed multiple files of child sexual abuse material.  

 

Smith was arrested on November 6, 2021.  He is charged with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, third degree (§16-15-410), a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count.

 

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