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Whitmire Man Arrested in Child Pornography Case
November 22, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Piotr Marian Kielczewski, 29, of 544 Duckett Avenue, in Whitmire, South Carolina, was arrested on November 18, 2010, by the South Carolina Attorney General's Office on child pornography charges. Read more...
Charleston Police Arrest Greenville County Man in Internet Predator Sting
November 19, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Boyd Randall Stewart, 46, of 246 Caroldean Drive in Travelers Rest, South Carolina, was arrested on November 18, 2010, in an Internet Predator sting conducted by the City of Charleston Police Department. Read more...
Mauldin Police Arrest Orangeburg County Man in Internet Predator Sting
November 19, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Michael Wyatt Gentry, 52, of 190 Battlefield Drive in Eutawville, South Carolina, was arrested on November 16, 2010, in an Internet Predator sting conducted by the City of Mauldin Police Department. Read more...
AG's Internet Predator Task Force Has Arrested 200
November 19, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force has now arrested two hundred (200) suspected Internet Child Predators since the Criminal Solicitation of a Minor law was passed in April 2004. Read more...
McMaster to Make Major Internet Predator Announcement Tomorrow
November 18, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster has invited the law enforcement agencies that are members of his statewide Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force to join him at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, November 19, 2010, when he will announce major milestones in the state's battle against Internet Child Predators. Read more...
Mauldin Police Arrest Easley Man in Internet Predator Sting
November 18, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Bobby Joe Nations, Jr., 47, of 338 Croswell School Road in Easley, South Carolina, was arrested on November 12, 2010, in an Internet Predator sting conducted by the City of Mauldin Police Department. Read more...
Mauldin Police Arrest Taylors Man In Child Pornography Case
October 22, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Shane Mason Dize, 42, of 100 Ravensworth Road in Taylors, South Carolina, was arrested on October 15, 2010, by the City of Mauldin Police Department for distribution of child pornography. Read more...
States' Lawsuit Against National Health Care Moves Forward
October 14, 2010
Statement by South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster "This is a victory for the taxpayers and the constitution. If left standing, these billions in unconstitutional National Health Care mandates will push our state toward fiscal insolvency, trample on individual rights, and cripple small businesses, said McMaster. "Today's ruling is the first step in protecting our sovereignty and state economy." Read more...
Myrtle Beach Man Arrested in Joint Child Pornography Case
October 12, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Charles Burns, 25, of 1211 Brighton Avenue, in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was arrested on October 7, 2010, by the City of Myrtle Beach Police Department and the Horry County Sheriff's Office on child pornography charges. Read more...
ObamaCare Provisions To Cost State Health Plan Additional $20 million
October 6, 2010
S.C. Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that on January 1, 2011, the state health plan will be forced to incur almost $20 million in additional taxpayer costs to comply with President Obama's national health care law. Read more...
Silent Witness Ceremony Honored 2009 Victims of Fatal Domestic Violence
October 5, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster led participants through the annual Silent Witness Domestic Violence ceremony that was held today on the south steps of the State House in Columbia. The ceremony marked the first week of National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Read more...
13th Annual Silent Witness Ceremony to Honor 2009 Victims of Fatal Domestic Violence
September 28, 2010
– SC Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that the annual Silent Witness Domestic Violence ceremony would be held on Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at 11:00 a.m. on the south steps of the State House in Columbia. October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Read more...
McMaster Joins AGs Calling On Backpage.com To Close Its Adult Services Section
September 21, 2010
South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster has joined twenty (20) other state attorneys general in calling on Backpage.com to close its adult services section to fight prostitution, human trafficking and sexual exploitation of children. Read more...
Orangeburg County Man Arrested in Child Pornography Case
September 3, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Johnny B. Jackson, 59, of 272 Cherry Hill Road, in Orangeburg, South Carolina, was arrested on August 31, 2010, by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) for distribution of child pornography. Read more...
Berkeley County Man Arrested in Child Pornography Case
September 1, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Raymond Stephen Cain, 24, of 1542 Pinopolis Road, in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, was arrested on August 27, 2010, by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) for distribution of child pornography. Read more...
Spartanburg Man Arrested in Child Pornography Case
August 26, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Christopher Eugene Carter, 41, of 320 Mitchell Street, in Spartanburg, South Carolina, was arrested on August 25, 2010, by the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office on child pornography charges. Read more...
Mauldin Police Arrest West Columbia Man In Internet Predator Sting
August 12, 2010
Attorney General Henry McMaster announced today that Paul Kenneth Melcher, 30, of 1357 Finlay Drive in West Columbia, South Carolina, was arrested on August 11, 2010, in an Internet Predator sting conducted by the City of Mauldin Police Department. Read more...