The former director of the Miss South Carolina Beauty Pageant, Joseph 'Joey' Pettigrew Sanders IV, has been re-arrested on even more charges of engaging in sexual activity with a minor.
A 12-year-old girl alleges that Sanders engaged in sexual activity with her at his residence in Pickens County. The girl claims that the activity has gone on for most of the year.
Sanders had already been charged with engaging in sexual activity with a minor on allegations from a 16-year-old that she and Sanders had met for sex at a local motel several years ago when the girl was only 14 years of age.
Sanders had been free on bond when he was re-arrested Wednesday on the new charges.
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CHILD SEX SCANDAL ROCKS S.C. PAGEANT
The director of the venerable Miss South Carolina beauty pageant has been charged with a felony count of sexually assaulting a child when she was 9 years old.
Joseph Pettigrew Sanders IV of Easley was arrested for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with the child in 2005. The child, who is now 11 years old, came forward recently to report the incident that allegedly took place at a local Comfort Inn 3 years ago.
A second suspect, Anita Jordon Gearhart, has also been arrested in connection with the case.
Gearhart is charged with engaging in unlawful conduct with a child.
Sanders has been director of the Miss South Carolina Pageant for a number of years. Interestingly, he was under a federal investigation in 2006 for allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual activity with a pageant contestant.
No charges proceeded from that investigation.
For further information on this still-developing story, click HERE.
Joseph Pettigrew Sanders IV of Easley was arrested for allegedly engaging in sexual activity with the child in 2005. The child, who is now 11 years old, came forward recently to report the incident that allegedly took place at a local Comfort Inn 3 years ago.
A second suspect, Anita Jordon Gearhart, has also been arrested in connection with the case.
Gearhart is charged with engaging in unlawful conduct with a child.
Sanders has been director of the Miss South Carolina Pageant for a number of years. Interestingly, he was under a federal investigation in 2006 for allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual activity with a pageant contestant.
No charges proceeded from that investigation.
For further information on this still-developing story, click HERE.
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