The S. Law Enforcement Division has charged the year-old with third-degree criminal sexual conduct, dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18 and committing lewd or lascivious act upon a child under age The charges stem from incidents that allegedly occurred in Jasper County when Kinard was between the ages of 22 and Warrants allege that Kinard committed third-degree criminal sexual conduct between August and December by attempting to have sex with a female 14 years of age or less.
Kinard also allegedly disseminated obscene material to a person under age 18 between and A third warrant alleges that Kinard repeatedly grabbed a female under age 16 in a sexual manner.
Kinard is also facing the following charges in Bamberg County: first-degree assault and battery, second-degree attempted criminal sexual conduct with a minor under age 16, committing or attempting to commit a lewd act upon a child under age 16 and two counts each of criminal solicitation of a minor and dissemination of obscene material to a person under 18 years of age.
Also, a federal grand jury indicted Kinard on charges that he lied on documents in a failed attempt to buy a gun in early December At the time, he was out on bond for the Bamberg County charges.
Sellers has previously said Kinard is innocent of the Bamberg County charges. Kinard entered not guilty pleas for the federal charges. Kinard is a former member of Bamberg County Council. He lost his re-election bid last year. SLED obtained the warrants on the new charges on Dec. If convicted on the state charges, Kinard faces up to life in prison. Skip to content. Send Pics. WIS Investigates. Back to School. First Alert News Center. First Alert Weather. Hurricane Season.
