SLED Investigating After Orangeburg County Deputy Fired

ORANGEBURG, S.C. (AP) – The State Law Enforcement Division is investigating after an Orangeburg County sheriff’s deputy was fired after a woman said he forced her to perform a sex act.

Sheriff Leroy Ravenell released a statement to media outlets Sunday saying the deputy was fired June 13 when the allegation came to his attention. SLED spokesman Thom Berry confirms the agency is investigating.

The name of the deputy was not released.

State Rep. Justin Bamberg, who represents the woman, says the incident happened when deputies responded to a domestic call in Cordova on June 12.

Bamberg says one deputy remained outside with the woman’s boyfriend while another was inside with the woman. The attorney says that deputy allegedly said threatened to jail her boyfriend unless she performed a sex act.