Dillon County Man Arrested on Child Pornography Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) - May 15, 2020 - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of William Dean Tedder,  36, of Dillon, SC, on 10 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Dillon County Sheriff's Office made the arrest. Investigators with the Dillon Police Department assisted with this investigation.

Investigators state Tedder possessed multiple files of child pornography.  

Tedder was arrested on May 13, 2020. 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.