Former Greenville officer gets 100-day jail term in child porn plea

Dominic Olivares, a former Greenville police officer, pleaded guilty in court on Wednesday to two counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. The 30-year-old man had served as a Greenville officer from May 2020 until his termination on Aug. 5, 2021. He was arrested by the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) in September 2025.

As part of the plea agreement, six other charges against Olivares were dismissed. These dropped counts included first- and second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. The original arrest warrants alleged that Olivares used a 16-year-old girl to create videos of her engaged in sexual activity. The SBI initially charged him with two first-degree, three second-degree, and three third-degree counts.

The judge handed down two consecutive suspended sentences ranging from six to 17 months. Olivares will avoid state prison time unless he violates the terms of his eight-year supervised probation. He is required to register as a sex offender and serve 100 days in jail under the state’s Misdemeanant Confinement Program.

The Greenville Police Department fired Olivares on Aug. 5, 2021. A department spokeswoman stated this occurred two months after the SBI was brought in to investigate a complaint regarding the officer. Olivares had been employed by the city since May 2020.

The plea deal reduces the maximum potential prison time from what he faced on all eight original charges. The 100-day jail sentence is a fixed component of the judgment. Olivares must now complete his probation period while registered as a sex offender.