Everyday people in South Carolina, as well as the rest of the United States, are accused of sex crimes. Whether these offenses are verbal harassment or more physical violations does not matter in the public eye. Unfortunately, even if a defendant is proven innocent of...
Sex Crimes
Arrests on sex offenses continue to be fed by Internet sources
The Internet continues to provide a steady flow of individuals caught trying to meet underage women through that not-so-private but immensely popular medium. South Carolina sentencing of offenders on various sex offenses largely related to Internet activities took...
South Carolina man faces potential life sentence for sex crimes
Sexual based offenses carry with them some of the most serious punishments that can be issued by a criminal court. With South Carolina police aggressively pursuing the investigation of sex crimes, an individual can be taken into custody shortly after the initial...
DNA sampling for criminal suspects approved by US Supreme Court
When it comes to sex crimes, DNA testing and evidence is absolutely vital to the investigation process. Law enforcement must still abide by the processes to obtain DNA samples from suspects; but it is inherent to the conversation. Given the very serious nature of sex...
Registered sex offenders booted by ‘pocket parks’
Being registered as a sex offender is already a terrible fate for those guilty of sex crimes. They have committed a regrettable offense and have been punished for it -- the registry only adds to their woe in the future. Are we advocating that the sex offender registry...
Falsified text leads to dropped rape case against firefighter
While the following story did not happen here in South Carolina, the bizarre circumstances of it certainly warrant some discussion. A respected firefighter who was previously named "firefighter of the year" in a city in Michigan was accused of rape by a woman who came...
Rock Hill police respond to York Prep students caught engaging in sexual activity in hallway
Two 15-year-olds were disciplined last week after they were caught engaging in sexual activity in a hallway at York Preparatory Academy in Rock Hill. Although this might sound funny, or salacious and nothing more, there actually could have been very serious...
Man claims he was coerced into confession, loses appeal
Imagine you have been accused of committing a crime. It could be a minor offense (relatively speaking) or a serious crime. As a suspect in the case, South Carolina police would likely bring you in for questioning. Now here's the question: what would you do? Would you...