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Tuesday, February 26, 2013  A sex offender caught by Kershaw County deputies last march was sentenced to 20 years in jail on Monday.

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, 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, March 22, 2012  An accused internet sexual predator was arrested in Kershaw County Thursday morning.

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

Thursday, November 10, 2011  A public safety officer at the South Carolina Department of Mental Health has been charged with carrying on an inappropriate relationship with a patient.

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

Monday, March 07, 2011  AP exclusive: Priests accused of sexual abuse live unmonitored in communities across California and throughout other states.

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

Tuesday, November 09, 2010  A former teacher and girls' basketball coach in Greenville has been put on probation after pleading guilty to assaulting three of his students

Friday, September 03, 2010  The Sexual Predator Offender’s Listing was created through a partnership by the Lexington and Richland County Sheriff’s Departments.

Sunday, July 04, 2010  South Carolina spends $7.4 million keeping 119 of the state's most dangerous sex offenders locked up after their prison sentences have finished.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010  Parents of dead SoCal teen urge new predator laws; police focus on man charged in another case

Thursday, January 29, 2009  The Richland County Sheriff’s Department is providing free technology that allows citizens to view sexual predators and offenders in their communities.