Proven with the recent case of Kevin Powers, indicted Summerville minister, child pornography is becoming more and more prevalent in South Carolina. Charleston-based FBI agent Cynthia McCants says it has a lot to do with the digital age.
“It’s prevalent everywhere, which is the problem. This is a growing problem that law enforcement is dealing with. The problem is people can abuse or molest their children and take pictures of it, and upload it, and there you have it. They’re doing this to trade, to obtain other pictures,” says McCants.
Home-based minister, Powers was indicted last Thursday on child pornography charges after a computer, disks and other child pornography related materials were found in his small, shack-like backyard church building. McCants says cases, like Powers’, are normally already developing cases, with prior evidence. McCants says the intent of the suspects are normally obvious. [Read more...]
