COLUMBIA, SC Feb 26 2008 – South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster announced Monday that a 30-year-old Columbia man was arrested on February 22nd in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department.
McMaster stated that Dennis Joseph Powell, Junior, was arrested on one count of criminal solicitation of a minor, one count of attempted dissemination of obscene material to a minor, and one count of attempted criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
Arrest warrants allege that beginning on October 24, 2007, Powell solicited sex on the Internet from an individual he believed to be a 12-year-old girl, but he was really communicating with undercover Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies.
A news release states Powell is also accused of using a digital camera to photograph his genitalia and using the Internet to send the image to the “girl.” Powell further arranged to meet the “girl” for sex at a predetermined location in Lexington County. He was arrested upon his arrival.
A search warrant executed at Powell’s residence resulted in the seizure of a computer, a digital camera, an image scanner, a bottle of wine and various computer related items.
Powell was assigned a $15,000 bond.
This marks the 111th arrest for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
McMaster stated that Dennis Joseph Powell, Junior, was arrested on one count of criminal solicitation of a minor, one count of attempted dissemination of obscene material to a minor, and one count of attempted criminal sexual conduct with a minor.
Arrest warrants allege that beginning on October 24, 2007, Powell solicited sex on the Internet from an individual he believed to be a 12-year-old girl, but he was really communicating with undercover Lexington County Sheriff’s Deputies.
A news release states Powell is also accused of using a digital camera to photograph his genitalia and using the Internet to send the image to the “girl.” Powell further arranged to meet the “girl” for sex at a predetermined location in Lexington County. He was arrested upon his arrival.
A search warrant executed at Powell’s residence resulted in the seizure of a computer, a digital camera, an image scanner, a bottle of wine and various computer related items.
Powell was assigned a $15,000 bond.
This marks the 111th arrest for the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
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