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From the Office of the Attorney General
May 20, 2026
The new law raises mandatory minimum sentences, provides for longer sentences based on the number of images and videos, and creates a mandatory minimum sentence of five years for registered sex offenders found guilty of possessing Child Sexual Abuse Material.
May 20, 2026
He joined a multistate friend-of-the-court brief to the Washington D.C. District Court in support of coastal states’ research of red snapper populations and regulation of fish and wildlife resources.
May 19, 2026
He joined a 22-state friend-of-the-court brief to the North Dakota Supreme Court in support of a North Dakota law that bans sex-change procedures for minors.
May 19, 2026
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Kevin Anthony Guillen, 34, of Winter Park, CO, on four charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.
May 18, 2026
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Mitchell Shane Freeman, 45, on 20 charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor.
May 14, 2026
Na’Trell W. Bryant, 21, of Lamar, S.C., and Matthew A. Gregg, 54, of Florence, S.C., are charged with Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult.
May 14, 2026
From the recent Purdue settlement and others, South Carolina has now secured more than $256 million in funds for opioid abatement programs throughout the state.
May 14, 2026
Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Mario Lemus Zavala, 43 years old.
May 13, 2026
This decision does not mean Murdaugh will be released. He will remain in prison for his financial crimes.