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Thursday, August 02, 2012  The Citadel's board has taken a step toward hiring an independent investigator to look into its handling of a complaint about a former camp counselor who later pled guilty to number of sex charges. The school's board of visitors has agreed to hire an expert next week to recommend by Aug. 24 three appropriate firms to review the allegations.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  A former South Carolina teacher and coach has pleaded guilty to nearly two dozen child sex charges.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  A Special Olympics assistant arrested over the weekend in Mount Pleasant faces more charges for assaulting the same girl.

Tuesday, March 06, 2012  Cornelius Davis, 29, a special education teaching assistant at Brookland-Cayce High School, is charged with second-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011  Sandusky waives hearing where accusers were expected to testify, moves case toward trial

Monday, November 07, 2011  Hours after stepping down, Penn State officials head to court on perjury charges in sex scandal

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

Friday, November 04, 2011  A Charleston-area educator and coach charged with molesting five boys once served as a foster parent.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  More sex charges have been filed against a Charleston area coach and educator.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  A former volunteer fire chief of Horry County was arrested and charged with criminal sexual conduct of a minor. Tallmedge Leroy Rowell was arrested after a woman reported he assaulted her back in 1991. She reported the assault to Horry County police earlier this week saying that she was afraid to come forward when the attack happened twenty years ago.

Tuesday, November 18, 2008  Stephen Eubanks, 67, is in jail after a judge denied him bond Tuesday afternoon.