South Carolina News, South Carolina Pictures
Three middle school students in Rock Hill, South Carolina, have been charged in the gang rape of a woman. A pair of 12 year old twin brothers and another 13 year old boy were arrested by police.
Police say the boys lured the victim into their apartment by saying they needed candles for a power outage. When she entered their apartment, they held her down and repeatedly raped her.
The mother of the 13 year old claims that she does not believe the victim’s story.
South Carolina families were shocked to see an explicit image displayed on the 55-inch televisions at Best Buy. According to a report, the image stayed up for a full five minutes and was seen by young children.
The manager of the store reportedly told an irate mother that the porn image had been uploaded to the “smart” TVs using wireless Internet, and that it had happened on a previous occasion.
Best Buy’s corporate office told the local TV station: “Two individuals accessed our store’s wireless signal to broadcast inappropriate content on a smart television display. In both cases, we worked immediately to disable the inappropriate content. We greatly apologize for this unfortunate incident and we are working to ensure that it does not happen again.”
VIA WSPA
Mitt Romney’s chances at winning the Republican presidential nomination took a hit on Friday morning, according to Intrade’s decision market.
The online market, which allows people to buy and sell contracts depending on what they predict the outcome of events may be, saw Romney’s shares tumble from 92 to 78 overnight. The likely reason for the drop is Romney’s poor performance in last night’s presidential debate, which most feel was won by disgraced former Speaker Newt Gingrich.
Romney’s evasive answer to how he would or wouldn’t release his tax returns probably didn’t help his chances either. It remains to be seen if Romney can regain his commanding position.
South Carolina governor Nikki Haley seemed to indicate she might quit if President Obama is re-elected.
In comments at at the South Carolina Tea Party Convention, Haley told the crowd that “I can not continue to lead South Carolina with President Obama in office. I can’t.”
Haley has clashed with the Obama administration, most recently after the Department Of Justice described a voter identification law passed by the governor as discriminatory against minority voters.
Recently Haley was criticized for a $127,000 trip to Europe at taxpayer expense where the governor stayed in five-star luxury hotels and participated in expensive parties.
She has endorsed Mitt Romney for president. [Wall Street Journal]
Senator Jim DeMint will not endorse a Republican presidential candidate, he announced in an email to supporters today.
South Carolina Sen. DeMint, a top Tea Party conservative Republican, said that “I have complimented several of our candidates when they spoke out on conservative issues” but “I do not have a favorite in this race and I will not endorse a candidate.”
DeMint’s recent defense of Mitt Romney’s career as a corporate raider at Bain Capital had led some to believe he would endorse the candidate.
DeMint described the effort to reform health care as President Obama’s “Waterloo,” declaring that it would “break” Obama.
Leaders of the religious far right have anointed Rick Santorum as their chosen anti-Romney candidate.
An alliance of 150 conservative Christian groups announced on Saturday that Santorum had emerged from their meeting as their candidate.
Anti-gay activist Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council announced the decision, indicating that he didn’t originally believe that a consensus choice would ever materialize from the group. South Carolina is widely seen as the stronghold of the religious right within the Republican party.
Many religious conservatives that they have misgivings about Romney’s previous pro-choice record and his Mormon religious affiliation.
Santorum famously claimed that gay marriage would eventually lead to bestiality. [Reuters]
Mila Kunis appears at a Marine Corps Ball in Greenville, North Carolina.
Mila Kunis – Marine Corps Ball
Mila Kunis – Marine Corps Ball
Mila Kunis – Marine Corps Ball
Michele Bachmann’s speech in South Carolina was interrupted by protesters using a “human mic”. WATCH:
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Carole Ann Hope, a teacher accused of having sex with a 14 year old student, is set to face more charges today. Hope is a 7th grade math teacher in South Carolina, who has been suspended as a result of her arrest. Her arrest warrant claims Hope had sex with the student both at her home and at a motel. [SC Now]
Carole Ann Hope, a middle school teacher in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, has been arrested for sex with a student. Hope, 36, is accused of one count of second-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and one count of committing a lewd act on a minor. The complaint says Carole Ann Hope had sex with a 14-year-old boy from New Heights Middle School. [SC Now]
Susan Russell Hammond, a mother in Lexington, South Carolina, has been arrested for contributing to the delinquency of a minor. She confessed to cops that she gave alcohol and showed porn to a group of 14 year old boys at her houe. Boys told their parents who told cops that Hammond showed them a movie called “The Wedding” starring adult film star Poppy Morgan. [The State]
Texas Governor Rick Perry has skipped a Labor Day forum in South Carolina held by Sen. Jim Demint. The Perry campaign said Gov. Perry was returning to Texas in order to deal with the rapidly growing wildfires there. Reports indicate about 382 homes have been destroyed so far.
In April of this year Perry issued a proclamation asking Texans to pray for rain in order to counter the drought there. [ABC]
Allies of Rep. Michele Bachmann are attacking Texas Governor Rick Perry in a new tv ad as a free-spending non-conservative. The group, a so-called “super PAC” operating under the name “Keep Conservatives United” is reportedly running the commercial in South Carolina. [Politico]
South Carolina governor Nikki Haley took to Facebook like a teenager to whine about an Associated Press expose of a recently released jobs report from her administration.
Haley didn’t like it when the AP revealed that some of the 10,000 jobs Haley tried to take credit for had been created by the previous administration. Other jobs Haley bragged about do not yet exist, but are in fact tentatively planned for the future.
In response, Haley posted, “To my friends in the press: try to be positive.” She also claimed other governors were “jealous” of her performance.
WSPA: “McElhenny resigned her position as a Spanish teacher at Boiling Springs High School on Tuesday school officials said.
The warrant states that between Dec. 25, 2010 and May 16, 2011, McElhenny engaged in sexual battery with a male student. The warrant states “aggravated coercion or aggravated force was not used to accomplish the sexual battery.”"
Abby McElhenny Mug Shot
Abby McElhenny picture
“A former Boiling Springs High School teacher was arrested after she had a sexual relationship with a student, the Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday.
She was released on $10,000 bond Wednesday night.
Abby McElhenny is charged with sexual battery of a student 16 or 17 years of age.”
Julieta Yoselin picture
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division issued an AMBER ALERT for a missing 12 year old upstate girl.
According to a report, Julieta Yoselin was taken from the CVS parking lot on Hwy 76 in Clemson Wednesday night around 10:30 p.m.
Police believe 26 year old Jesus Alanda Lozada is responsible for taking her.
Darren Clark Atkins picture
“Darren Clark Atkins, 32, of Greenwood, is charged with two counts of contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Arrests warrants state that Atkins is suspected of having sex and engaging in other inappropriate sexual activities with two 16-year-old female students between August 2008 and June 3 of this year.” [Link]
Nikki Haley picture
“Nikki Haley won the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina on Tuesday, a victory that swiftly elevates her to becoming one of the leading faces of the national Republican Party and puts her within one step of being elected this fall as the state’s first female governor.” [Link]
Sarah Banner picture
“Police arrested a Summerville High School teacher who is accused of texting nude pictures of herself to one of her students. The teacher, Sarah Banner, 25, was arrested Friday and was charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor.” [Link]
Zechariah Massey, Faithe Whitten picture
“The parents of two runaway teens are now offering a reward to help find their missing children. Zechariah Massey, 15, and Faithe Whitten, 15, disappeared Wed., Feb. 24, around 2 a.m. Massey left a note saying he was leaving and had taken a gun with him.” Link
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