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JAN 08, 2025

North Charleston man arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina °µÍø½ûÇø General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Dwayne Jabaree Sumter, 31, of North Charleston, S.C., on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office made the arrest. Investigators with the °µÍø½ûÇø General's Office and the U.S. Marshalls Service, both also members of the state's ICAC Task Force, assisted with the investigation.

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

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Sumter was arrested on January 6, 2025. He is charged with 10 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, second degree (§16-15-405), a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count.

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This case will be prosecuted by the °µÍø½ûÇø General's Office.

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°µÍø½ûÇø General Wilson stressed all defendants are presumed innocent unless and until they are proven guilty in a court of law.

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* Child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, is a more accurate reflection of the material involved in these heinous and abusive crimes. "Pornography" can imply the child was a consenting participant.Ìý Globally, the term child pornography is being replaced by CSAM for this reason.

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