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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A Greer man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for killing a woman during a violent sexual assault.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A Hanahan firefighter has been arrested and accused of having sex with a girl beginning when she was 14.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A 30-year-old Lexington man is charged with one count of third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a child who is under the age of 11.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A 35-year-old man from Lugoff is accused of having sex with a teenage girl, according to the Kershaw County Sheriff's Office.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  The suspect in a Columbia kidnapping has been found dead in Calhoun County.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A suspect has been named in an abuduction investigation that began after a woman was taken against her will Tuesday evening.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A North Charleston Police community service officer has been arrested and accused of assaulting three girls and a young woman who were guests at his home.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  A former Hampton County Deputy Sheriff is accused of inappropriately touching a male student while employed as a school resource officer.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A female cafeteria worker at Dutch Fork Middle School is accused of engaging in a sex act with a 13-year-old.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Sumter County deputies have arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A Columbia man faces another sex-related charge involving a child.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Officials at Spartanburg Methodist College say a baseball player at the school accused of assault has withdrawn from classes.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A former chaplain for the Spartanburg County Sheriff's Department has been arrested on a sex charge involving a 15-year-old girl.

Tuesday, January 15, 2013  A Blacksburg Middle School teacher has been charged with a sex crime involving a student.

Monday, January 07, 2013  A former Hampton County Sheriff's deputy has been charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor.