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SC - Former officer sentenced on lewd act charges

View the article here 02/05/2009 By Tonya Brown A retired police officer in Bennettsville admitted in court Thursday to committing lewd acts on six underage boys. The crimes date back 30 years ago, when the officer headed up a junior police organization. Jerry Starnes was sentenced to five years probation. The victims wanted the judge to give him probation. The judge was very reluctant about it and at one point refused to do so, but eventually agreed to the victims' requests. Thursday morning, 58 year old Jerry Starnes pleaded guilty to six counts of committing lewd acts on young boys. He retired from the Bennettsville Police Department last week. Prosecutors say from 1969 to 1981, he ran the department's junior police organization...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Offender Issues on February 05, 2009 (boomark / email).