Former Officer Gets 100 Days Jail Time

Dominic Olivares, a former Greenville police officer, was ordered to spend 100 days in jail on Wednesday after pleading guilty to two counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

The 30-year-old defendant accepted a plea agreement that dismissed six additional charges. Those dropped counts included first- and second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. The judge issued two consecutive suspended sentences ranging from six to 17 months each. Olivares will avoid state prison unless he violates the terms of his eight years of supervised probation.

The court also mandated his registration as a sex offender. Under the state’s Misdemeanant Confinement Program, he will serve his jail time in a local facility rather than a state prison.

Olivares was first arrested in September 2025 by the State Bureau of Investigation. The initial charges included two counts of first-degree sexual exploitation, three counts of second-degree, and three counts of third-degree. Warrants filed at the time alleged that he used a 16-year-old girl to create videos showing her in sexual activity.

The former officer joined the Greenville police force in May 2020. A department spokeswoman stated that he was fired on Aug. 5, 2021. That termination came two months after the SBI began investigating a complaint the department received regarding his conduct.