Stephen Todd Greene, 55, of West Columbia, has been sentenced to 40 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places, producing child sexual abuse material, and coercion/enticement of a minor and aiding/abetting.

Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Greene initiated an online relationship with a woman in Brazil that had access to two minor females, one was 8 years old, and the other was 2 years old. Greene solicited child sexual abuse images and videos of the minors for his own sexual gratification, which he directed via livestream. He later had cameras installed in one of the child’s bedrooms, which provided him with 24/7 remote access to the child.

Subsequently, in July 2024, Greene travelled to Brazil and sexually abused one of the minor victims on several occasions. He further admitted to prior sexual abuse of at least one child in South Carolina. Upon his arrest, FBI obtained and searched his devices, which contained over 250 images and 100 videos of child sexual abuse material.

United States District Judge Sherri A. Lydon sentenced Greene to 480 months imprisonment, to be followed by a 15-year term of court-ordered supervision. There is no parole in the federal system.

This case was investigated by the FBI Columbia Field Office and the Brazilian Federal Police.  Assistant U.S. Attorneys Elliott B. Daniels and Elle E. Klein prosecuted the case.

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* The term “child pornography” is currently used in federal statutes and is defined as any visual depiction of sexually explicit conduct involving a person less than 18 years old. While this phrase still appears in federal law, “child sexual abuse material” is preferred, as it better reflects the abuse that is depicted in the images and videos and the resulting trauma to the child.