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Charleston, South Carolina man arrested in Internet sting

From Wis10.com. 06/07/07. Posted by Bryce Mursch

Columbia, South Carolina - A Charleston man was arrested on June 1st in an undercover Internet sting conducted by the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office. Max Hodo Culp, 44, is an employee at a Charleston-based computer consulting company. He was arrested on one count of criminal solicitation of a minor.

Arrest warrants allege that on February 23, 2007, Culp solicited sex on the Internet with an individual he believed to be a 13-year-old girl, but he was actually communicating with undercover Spartanburg County Sheriff's Deputies.

A search warrant was executed at Culp's residence on June 1st and resulted in the seizure of several computers, computer hard drives, and computer- related items.

The City of Charleston Police Department, also a member of the ICAC Task Force, assisted with the arrest and search.

Culp was assigned a bond of $10,000.

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