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

Dominic Olivares will spend 100 days in a North Carolina jail before returning to the community. The former Greenville police officer received this sentence on Wednesday after pleading guilty to two counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor.

The judge imposed two consecutive suspended sentences ranging from six to 17 months for each count. Olivares will not serve this prison time unless he violates the terms of his eight-year supervised probation. He must also register as a sex offender in the state.

Six additional charges were dismissed under the plea agreement. These included counts for first- and second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. The original arrest in September 2025 by the State Bureau of Investigation cited two first-degree counts, three second-degree counts, and three third-degree counts.

Arrest warrants from that time alleged Olivares used a 16-year-old girl to create videos showing her engaged in sexual activity. He is 30 years old. Olivares joined the Greenville police force in May 2020.

The department fired him on Aug. 5, 2021. A spokeswoman stated this occurred two months after the SBI began investigating a complaint about his conduct. The plea hearing took place in North Carolina state court.