COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A former sports journalist from the Midlands has been sentenced for sexual exploitation of a minor after a 2024 investigation led to the discovery of child sexual abuse material involving an underage girl.

According to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, Matt Vereen, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of Third Degree Sexual Exploitation of a Minor and was sentenced to 30 months in prison.

Vereen will also have to register as a sex offender and give up his cell phone and computer, that was seized during the investigation. The other charges, which were two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor in the second degree, were dismissed in exchange for his plea.

According to Vereen’s LinkedIn page, he was a sports anchor and reporter for WACH FOX 57 , and was

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