Nationwide — Daniel Kellan Mayfield, a former youth pastor in Landrum, South Carolina, has been sentenced to twenty years in federal jail for secretly recording youngsters and ladies in church bogs and showers over a number of years.
Investigators mentioned Mayfield hid cameras and cell telephones in bogs and bathe areas at Gowensville Baptist Church in Greenville County, the place he labored as a youth pastor. Most of the victims have been youngsters underneath 12.
In keeping with WLBT, authorities discovered greater than 5,000 photographs of kid pornography on his cellphone. Investigators consider Mayfield had been recording victims for 3 to 4 years earlier than being caught.
The case started when a member of the family caught him secretly filming her within the bathe. After confronting him, the household discovered disturbing pictures and movies that have been later turned over to police.
Mayfield was first arrested on state expenses in 2023, which led to greater than 150 accusations from different victims. He was later convicted on a federal cost and ordered to serve at the very least 85 p.c of his sentence. He’s additionally required to register as a intercourse offender.
Officers mentioned his state expenses are nonetheless pending because the investigation continues. Earlier than his arrest, Mayfield additionally labored as a marriage videographer.
