York County Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Feb. 19, 2019 - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Terry Dale Burchett (age 69) of  Rock Hill, SC, on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.  Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the York County Sheriff's Office made the arrest.  Investigators with  the 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 Burchett. Investigators state Burchett possessed multiple files of child pornography.  

Burchett was arrested on February 18, 2019.  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.

The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office.

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