Deputies Arrest 75-year-old in Internet Sting

(Columbia) - The Attorny General's Office announced another arrest in their ongoing Internet predator sting, orchestrated by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.

Spartanburg deputies arrested 75-year-old Donald Joseph Murphy of 4765 Arco Lane in North Charleston in the undercover Internet predator sting Thursday.

Murphy was charged with one count of criminal solicitation of a minor.

Investigators say Murphy began soliciting sex online in January of this year. They say he solicited sex to who he believed was a 13-year-old girl. Deputies say Murphy was actually communicating with an undercover Spartanburg deputy.

Deputies seized two laptop computers, a desktop computer, and some computer-related items from Murphy's home.

Murphy's bond was set at $10,000.

Attorney General Henry McMaster said in a news release that this was the 85th arrest for the Task Force.