Attorney General Alan Wilson announces Oconee Co. man pleads guilty to Sexual Exploitation of a Minor

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced that on November 1, William Douglas Minner pleaded guilty in Oconee County before the Honorable R. Lawton McIntosh, to 10 counts of Sexual Exploitation of a Minor, 3^rd Degree.

In June 2022, a member of the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office received a CyberTip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding possible child sexual abuse material being sent. Tracking its origin determined that the account was associated with an address located in Oconee County, S.C. A search warrant was conducted on that address on October 19, 2022, which was Minner’s home. Minner asked for a lawyer and all questions ceased at that time. During the search of the home, it was discovered that images of child sexual abuse material were actively being printed in the home office. Further search of the home discovered 13 binders filled with printed images of child sexual abuse material in one of the bedrooms of the home. Multiple devices were also seized during the search of the home. Of the printed images, there were approximately 1,000 images of child sexual abuse material. The subsequent search of the devices revealed that he had additional images of child sexual abuse material.

Judge McIntosh sentenced Minner to 10 years, provided upon the service of 72 months of incarceration, 40 months of which will be in state prison and 32 months of home incarceration, with the balance suspended to five years of probation. During probation, he will have mandatory psychiatric treatment for sex offenders, no access to the internet, and he will not be allowed to have a computer or phone. Upon his release, he must register as a sex offender. Minner consented to the forfeiture of his devices. All his charges will run concurrently.