SC proposal increases minimum prison time for people with child sex abuse images

By: Adrian Ashford

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: February 13, 2026

Words: 1,133

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago

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COLUMBIA — People who create or share images of children being sexually abused could be sent to prison for longer under legislation advancing in the Senate.

This week’s unanimous vote by a Senate Judiciary panel comes amid continued allegations by U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace that her chief rivals in the governor’s race protect pedophiles — which they either deny as ridiculous or decline to respond to at all. It also follows last month’s sentencing …

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