Former South Carolina Pastor, Wife Charged in Decades-Long Child Abuse Case
Investigators say the alleged abuse included brutal beatings, sexual assault and forcing children into degrading acts......
Child sexual abuse
West Columbia Man Sentenced To 21 Years for Child Sexual Abuse Material
by Erin Parrott
Undercover investigation uncovered online grooming, production of abuse material and efforts to coach others on exploiting minors......
Midlands Man Charged in Child Sexual Abuse Materials Case
by Erin Parrott
CyberTipline report led investigators to 18-year-old now facing two felony charges......
Eleven Arrests Made In ‘Operation Huntsman’ Child Predator Investigation
by Erin Parrott
York County Sheriff: "I believe that we are in a battle of good versus evil..."...
South Carolina Man Indicted For Directing Sex Abuse Of Children In Brazil
by Erin Parrott
West Columbia man facing 13-count indictment for conspiring to produce and distribute child sex abuse material......
Midlands Man Gets 40 Years In Prison For Child Sex Crimes
by Erin Parrott
S.C. attorney general announces guilty plea, sentencing......
Columbia Man Indicted On Sex Trafficking, Child Porn Charges
by Erin Parrott
At least eleven underage victims identified in multiple states......
South Carolina Town Councilman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Minor Girl While She Was Sleeping
by Mandy Matney
An Allendale, South Carolina town councilman was arrested by agents of the S.C. State Law Enforcement Division (SLED) and charged with a child sex crime this week....
SC Teacher Accused Of Neglect In Child Sex Abuse Case Gets Educator License Suspended
by Mandy Matney
Her husband, a school board chairman, was charged also....
Columbia Woman Known As ‘Lady Tank’ Sentenced To Prison For Sex Trafficking Teens At Motel
by Mandy Matney
A Columbia, South Carolina woman known as “Lady Tank” who pleaded guilty to child sex trafficking charges was sentenced to prison this week, according to Acting U.S. Attorney M. Rhett...