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Ladson Tragedy: Father Asks Judge to Order Sheriff to Turn Over Records

Jenn Wood
Zack Deacon says the sheriff’s office released footage of his daughters to the public a month before giving it to him. He is seeking the...

Pawleys Island Church Case: Charges Dismissed, Sheriff Seeks Answers

Jenn Wood
Sheriff Carter Weaver stands behind investigators as charges in church case are dismissed by a magistrate judge......

Ladson Tragedy: Social Services Knocked Twice. No One Answered.

Jenn Wood
Records document unanswered DSS visits, supervisory review and another welfare request before the September 29 discovery…...

Federal Class Action Lawsuit Expands Pawleys Island Church Litigation

Jenn Wood
New lawsuit seeks more than $5 million and adds the Southern Baptist Convention as criminal investigation produces another arrest....

Pawleys Island Church Scandal: State Supervision Under Fire

Jenn Wood
New complaint alleges SCDPPPS failed to enforce restrictions designed to keep Warren Perry away from minors...

Faith, Trust And Betrayal at a Pawleys Island Church

Jenn Wood
Four charged after investigators allegedly found evidence contradicting claims that a registered sex offender was kept away from children......

S.C. Judge Grants Bond to Marine Charged With 12 Child Sex Crimes

Andrew Fancher
Circuit court judge releases Eric Blaine Powers while on probation for a prior offense involving another child....