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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.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The mayor of the Union County town of Jonesville has been arrested and charged with soliciting for prostitution.

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.

Friday, January 25, 2013  A Columbia man was arrested by agents with the State Law Enforcement Division and charged in connection with a 2005 sex act on a child.

Saturday, November 17, 2012  A South Carolina drill sergeant faces five years in prison and a bad conduct discharge after being convicted of sexual assault charges at the Army's largest training center.

Friday, October 12, 2012  Spartanburg County deputies say a 14-year-old boy has been charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor after abusing the 8-year-old sister of a friend.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  A man accused of  performing a sex act on himself near the University of South Carolina campus has been arrested according to Columbia Police Chief Randy Scott.

Wednesday, August 01, 2012  A man accused of having sex with a teenager he met in an online chat room has been arrested, according to the Lexington County Sheriff's Department.

Friday, January 16, 2009  Lexington County Sheriff's Department detectives charged Scott Douglas Parker, a convicted sex offender, with performing sexual acts on two boys on numerous occasions over a two-year period that ended in July 2008.

Thursday, December 18, 2008  A Swansea teen was arrested by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division after being accused of performing sex acts on a toddler.

Friday, November 14, 2008  South Carolina prisons officials will continue to punish inmates who perform sex acts by dressing them in pink after a federal judge dismissed an inmate's lawsuit over the issue.