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- southcarolina
- cross-posted to:
- southcarolina
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - A man facing dozens of charges in connection to attempted child sexual exploitation is now out of jail and will spend no time in prison despite his guilty plea this week.
Edward Borne, who is originally from Texas was slapped with 35 charges in Charleston County in July 2023.
https://www.postandcourier.com/news/charleston-berkeley-county-judge-bentley-price-found-unqualified/article_7f4e1a0a-66b2-11ee-8d81-ef452ec41ea0.html
The judge in this case, Bentley Price, has been found to be unqualified by the state bar association. Unfortunately, this doesn’t restrict him from office, where he can continue to let child rapists freely roam the community. This judge also let a murder suspect out on bond who, while awaiting his murder trial, shot a 9 year old. Best I can tell, south carolina doesn’t currently have a way to recall judges who, like Bentley Price, are openly in favor of children being raped and murdered, but this bill looks like it would provide the means of doing so. It hasn’t been updated since 2021.