Magistrate Sex

A former magistrate has been publicly reprimanded by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

The magistrate was the subject of criminal charges in two matters, both of which involved providing money and other benefits including his official actions in exchange for “sexual contact.”

One of the relationships extended over a period of 13 years; the other for a decade.

The magistrate pleaded guilty to one count of Misconduct in Office and  was sentenced to a year in jail with all but 90 days stayed.

The court noted that the reprimand was the most severe sanction it could impose on a former magistrate. (Mike Frisch)