By Erika Hernandez
Aug 26, 2024, 7:20 PM EDT
Prosecutors reported that A local South Carolina sportswriter was arrested last week after authorities discovered child sexual abuse material involving a minor on his laptop.
Matt Vereen, 28, was charged with sexual exploitation of a minor on Wednesday and subsequently suspended from his on-air job at WACH Fox 57.
The Columbia journalist allegedly had a disturbing image of an underage girl between the ages of 11 and 13 on his Apple computeraccording to an arrest warrant obtained by WIS.
He also allegedly solicited the purchase of a pair of approximately 90-second sexually explicit clips of nude girls around the age of 13 on July 11, 2023, according to two other arrest warrants.
“WACH FOX News understands the seriousness of these allegations and Vereen has been suspended pending an investigation. As this is a personnel matter, the station will not be commenting further at this time,” Vereen’s employer said in a statement.
He was charged with two counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, all felonies.the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office said.
He could face up to three decades in prison if convicted.
Vereen was reportedly at work the day before his arrest covering the start of the University of South Carolina football season.
The alleged pervert is a graduate of the University of Missouri and a native of Carolina, according to his Facebook page.
He posted $40,000 bail and was released from jail the day after his arrest, the Post and Courier reported.
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