WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) A West Columbia police officer has
been charged with sending explicit photos of himself to a 13-year-old girl in
Iowa.
Authorities said Wednesday 30-year-old Andrew Alan Haney had
been charged with interstate commerce of obscene materials to a person under
16.
Police say Haney met the girl in Polk County, Iowa, through
a social media website last month.
Authorities say they identified Haney as a suspect after he
sent the girl a photo with his police badge with the state seal visible in the
photo.
West Columbia Police Chief Dennis Tyndall says Haney has
been fired from the force. Haney was expected in court Thursday, and it wasn't
clear if he had an attorney.