2 Hartsville men jailed for allegedly having materials depicting child sexual abuse

Dennis Bright
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DARLINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — Two Hartsville men are in custody after being accused of having materials depicting child sexual abuse, state authorities said.

Michael Thomas Allen, 24, and Wyman Troy Manuel, 55, were booked into the W. Glenn Campbell Detention Center after their arrest on Wednesday. Their cases are not related.

They were arrested after Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force investigators with the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office Investigators received a CyberTipline report from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Allen allegedly distributed child sexual abuse material, according to the attorney general’s office. Manuel allegedly possessed files of child sexual abuse material.

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The task force includes investigators from the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office, Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Secret Service.

Allen was being held on a $40,000 bond on Friday after being charged with two counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, according to online jail records. He faces up to 10 years in prison for each count if convicted.

Manuel was being held on a $50,000 bond on Friday after being charged with five third-degree counts of sexual exploitation of a minor. He faces up to 10 years in prison on each count if convicted.

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Dennis Bright is the Digital Executive Producer at News13. He joined the team in May 2021. Dennis is a West Virginia native and a graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia. Follow Dennis on, Facebook, X, formerly Twitter, and read more of his work here.

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