GREENVILLE COUNTY, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - A former Upstate youth pastor has been sentenced to federal prison after appearing in court on Tuesday.

Daniel Kellan Mayfield to 240 months in prison on a federal charge of possessing child pornography.

Mayfield was a former youth pastor at Gowensville Baptist Church in Greenville County. He was also a wedding videographer.

The pastor was first arrested on state charges in 2023. Since then, he now faces more than 150 over accusations that he filmed girls and women while they were in the bathroom.

Officials said Mayfield’s state charges are still pending.

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