Hanahan Man Arrested on Child Sexual Abuse Material* Charges

(COLUMBIA, S.C.) -  South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Kyle Christopher Gunther, age 30, of Hanahan, S.C., on seven charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Hanahan Police Department made the arrest.

Investigators received a CyberTipline report, which led them to Gunther. Investigators state Gunther possessed files of child sexual abuse material.  

Gunther was arrested on March 14, 2022. He is charged with seven 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.

This 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.

* Child sexual abuse material, or CSAM, is a more accurate reflection of the material involved in these heinous and abusive crimes. "Pornography" can imply the child was a consenting participant.  Globally, the term child pornography is being replaced by CSAM for this reason.