{"id":4660,"date":"2026-08-15T17:36:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4660"},"modified":"2026-08-15T17:36:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T17:36:10","slug":"sc-man-training-to-become-a-richland-deputy-arrested-after-sex-with-5-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4660","title":{"rendered":"SC man training to become a Richland deputy, arrested after sex with 5-year-old"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A man training to become a deputy with the Richland County Sheriff\u2019s Department was arrested for having a sexual relationship with a 5-year-old, according to an arrest warrant.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4659\">\u2018Right into the ocean.\u2019 34 Carolinians see fireball streak across Carolinas sky.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Kenneth Edmonds, 38, was charged Friday with criminal sexual conduct with a minor following an investigation by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, according to a news release.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, SLED notified the department that warrants had been secured for Edmonds, spurring the department to fire the 38-year-old, the release said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4657\">Midlands woman shoots, kills husband before shooting herself, sheriff says<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Investigators say between February 2025 and May 2026, Edmonds engaged in sexual relations with the child. Evidence against the former trainee was corroborated by a forensic interview of the child.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am disgusted that someone entrusted to wear this uniform could commit such a reprehensible offense,\u201d Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said in the release.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4656\">Investigation underway after woman found dead in Richland County, deputies say<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Edmonds had been employed with the department since January.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man training to become a deputy with the Richland County Sheriff\u2019s Department was arrested after an investigation revealed he\u2019d had sex with a 5-year-old.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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