Sumter man charged with sexual exploitation of a minor

A Sumter man was arrested and later released on bond after being charged with sexual exploitation of a minor.

Daniel McCatherin was arrested on Thursday, Aug. 20, after an investigation established probable cause that he was in possession of child sexual abuse material, according to Mark Bordeaux, public information officer for Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. 

The investigation included the sheriff's office’s Criminal Investigation Division and South Carolina Attorney General’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. 

McCatherin was charged with third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, Bordeaux said.

He was booked at Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center and later released on bond. 

An investigation is ongoing as investigators conduct forensic exams of seized electronic devices.