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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A $50,000 bond has been set for a 21-year-old Hartsville mother indicted in the deaths of her four children.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A Darlington County grand jury has indicted a 21-year-old Hartsville mother in the deaths of her four children in an April fire.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A Greenville County jury has convicted a Travelers Rest man in the death of a 20-month-old girl two years ago.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A new report says coordination and training are the keys to successfully prosecuting child abuse cases.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A Mount Pleasant man has been arrested and charged with the death of a 2-year-old boy he was watching earlier this year.

Friday, April 26, 2013  Lexington County Sheriff James Metts said Nimesh Patel of Lexington heated up a metal utensil and held it on the hands of two children, causing burns and scars.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A Ladson woman has been arrested and accused of causing her 17-month-old child's death last year.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The Junior Woman's Club hosts its annual fundraiser to benefit The Palmetto Place Children's Shelter.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Boxes of pinwheels made their way to the front lawn of Spring Valley High School Thursday afternoon as part of an initiative to raise awareness for child abuse and negle

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  A Lancaster man has been accused of beating a 5-year-old girl to death.

Friday, February 08, 2013  A South Carolina couple has been arrested and charged in the death of their toddler when they lived in North Carolina last year.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Bob Jones University is asking an outside Christian organization that deals with child abuse to investigate how the fundamentalist college responds to abuse allegations.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  A judge in Charleston has sentenced a woman to 15 years in prison for her part in the death of a child whose body was found encased in concrete.

Friday, December 07, 2012  The boyfriend of a baby sitter watching a Honea (HUN'-ee-ah) Path toddler has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for the boy's death.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A Greer man has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for the death of his 5-month-old daughter.