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Friday, October 19, 2012  Scout "perversion" files from 1959-1985 show local officials helped hush up some abuse cases

Friday, October 19, 2012  Lawyers for the former Penn State assistant football coach filed a 31-page document Thursday that attacked rulings by the judge, the closing argument by the prosecution and the speed by which he went from arrest to trial.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Penn State ex-assistant coach Jerry Sandusky sentenced to at least 30 years in child sex abuse case

Thursday, September 13, 2012  High School students at one Columbia school got a reminder to be safe on social networking sites like Facebook.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  A pair of of juvenile Komodo dragons are moving in for the first time in the history of the Zoo.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Advocates of sexual assault victims declare April 3rd a Day of Action in South Carolina.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Dozens of Midlands residents jammed a public hearing Monday night in Columbia to voice their concerns to state officials about an increase of convicted sexual predators being housed at a facility in their community.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  Whether you're a nurse, social worker, even a funeral home director you’re required to call law enforcement as soon as you see or hear knowledge of a sexual assault against

Sunday, November 06, 2011  Child sex charges, possible cover-up rock Penn State; athletic director, VP charged with perjury

Monday, May 16, 2011  Vatican tells bishops to report sex abuse but non-binding guidelines fall short of US norms

Wednesday, December 08, 2010  Catholic school leader failed to disclose that a teacher accused of molesting students had been transferred to a prison for males aged 10 to 21

Wednesday, September 02, 2009  South Carolina's attorney general says a task force created to go after people suspected of soliciting children for sex over the Internet has successfully prosecuted more than 100 child predators.