A former South Carolina youth pastor has pleaded guilty to one charge of possessing child sex abuse material (CSAM). Daniel Kellan Mayfield faces numerous other charges related to voyeurism.
Editor’s note: This article refers to reports of child sex crimes that some readers might find triggering and/or disturbing.
Mayfield, 36, worked as a youth pastor at Gowensville Baptist Church in South Carolina prior to his initial arrest. Mayfield allegedly recorded girls using the bathroom at the church. The girls were as young as 14 years old.
He is also accused of secretly recording bridal parties changing their clothes and using the bathroom in his capacity as a contracted wedding photographer and videographer.
Mayfield was first arrested in May 2023 for alleged voyeurism after a woman claimed that he had filmed her taking a shower. After being personally confronted by the alleged victim and her sister, Mayfield reportedly confessed to Greenville County Sheriff’s deputies before being taken into custody.
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Roughly a week after Mayfield’s original arrest, more charges were filed against him, including five counts of first-degree sexual exploitation of a minor and one count of voyeurism.
Investigators cleared Gowensville Baptist Church of any wrongdoing, and the church terminated Mayfield’s employment after being made aware of the allegations against him.
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“On May 27th, 2023, First Baptist Gowensville leadership was made aware of an incident of moral misconduct perpetrated by one of our staff members,” the church said at the time. “Proper authorities were notified immediately, and the employee was terminated from his role.”
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