Richland County deputies arrested James Randall Vereen, 41, of Myrtle Beach, June 15, 2010, in an undercover Internet sting.
The Richland County Sheriff's Office is a member of the Attorney General's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force.
Vereen is charged with two counts of Criminal Solicitation of a Minor, a felony offense punishable to ten years imprisonment on each count.
According to a press release, arrest warrants show starting May 31, 2010, Vereen began soliciting sex in online "chats" with a person he believed to be a minor child. In reality, he was communicating with an undercover Richland County Sheriff's Deputy. Vereen was arrested at his residence without incident.
Vereen's roommate consented to a search of the residence, which resulted in the seizure of a laptop computer.
The Myrtle Beach Police Department, the Horry County Sheriff's Department, and the Pickens County Sheriff's Department - all members of the Task Force - assisted in the case
Vereen is awaiting a bond hearing.
This is the one 191st arrest since the Internet Predator law was passed in April 2004.
The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General's Office.
