Matt Vereen, host of WACH FOX 57, is arrested for child pornography

A Fox host was arrested for possession and distribution of child pornography.

Matt Vereen, 28, a weekend anchor and sports reporter at South Carolina affiliate station WACH FOX 57, was taken into custody Wednesday and charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, the state Attorney General's Office announced.

WIS-TV has obtained disturbing arrest warrants that detail how investigators from the Columbia Police Department, the Department of Homeland Security and the state Task Force on Internet Crimes Against Children found child pornography on his laptop.

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An arrest warrant states that officers found a digital photograph of a girl between the ages of 11 and 13 in a sexually suggestive pose on his MacBook.

Others claim he purchased a 1 minute and 32 second video of a naked 13-year-old girl standing in front of a camera and another video of a 13-year-old girl twerking naked in the bathroom.

Matt Vereen, 28, was arrested Wednesday and charged with three counts of sexual exploitation of a minor

Investigators said they tracked Vereen down through Gmail records, Apple records and another record that was redacted.

Vereen has worked as a sports anchor and reporter for WACH FOX 57 for nearly three years and previously worked as a sports reporter and anchor for KOLR, a news station in Springfield, Missouri.

WACH FOX 57 now stated that they are aware of the seriousness of these allegations and noted that Vereen has been suspended pending the completion of the investigation.

“As this is a personnel matter, the station will not be making any further comment at this time,” a spokesman for the news channel told WIS-TV.

Shocking arrest warrants describe how investigators found child pornography on his laptop

Vereen has worked as a sports anchor and reporter for WACH FOX 57 for nearly three years, but has been suspended pending the outcome of the investigation.

The Alvin S. Glenn Bond Court has since confirmed that Vereen was released on $40,000 bail.

Under the terms of his release, Vereen is not allowed to have access to personal internet and social media outside of work and is not allowed to have contact with minors without adult supervision.

If convicted, he faces up to 30 years in prison.