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Graniteville woman arrested for sexually assaulting teenage girl

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Posted: 3:13 PM Aug 13, 2008
Last Updated: 5:34 PM Aug 13, 2008
Reporter: Aiken County Sheriff's Office News Release

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August 13, 2008

AIKEN, S.C.---The Aiken County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a Graniteville woman concerning a series of sexual assaults involving a 13-year-old girl.

Stephanie G. Kirkland, 20, 225 Julianne Drive, Graniteville, South Carolina, is charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct – Second Degree (three counts) and Lewd Act Upon a Minor (four counts).

Kirkland surrendered to investigators Tuesday at ACSO.

Between May and December 2007, the subject sexually assaulted the victim at three different locations.

Kirkland is being held at the Aiken County Detention Center.

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Posted by: alyssa duncan Location: aiken on Oct 26, 2008 at 02:43 AM
stephanie im very sorry for everything that has happened i wish this would never happened. i love you

Posted by: Pam Location: North Augusta on Sep 29, 2008 at 09:10 AM
Where's your story on all the charges being dropped against her?

Posted by: Bill Location: Aiken on Sep 28, 2008 at 10:38 AM
Is Channel 12 going to do a followup story on this case of false arrest in Aiken?

Posted by: John Location: Aiken on Sep 28, 2008 at 10:36 AM
They dropped all the charges!!!! What a surprise.

Posted by: Allegation on Aug 31, 2008 at 08:44 PM
In Aiken County all it takes is an allegation for them to make an arrest. They love to do this to sell newspapers and make people think they're doing their job. Am sure there is no other direct evidence that supports these unfounded charges.

Posted by: Kayla Location: Aiken, SC on Aug 25, 2008 at 11:55 PM
i know that stephanie did not do this.. for one she has a really good looking boyfriend and they were VERY happy together. she had a wonderful family.. i took my little sister to cheerleading at Aiken Cheer Extreme and she loved her coach stpehanie!! it was the whole group of cheerleaders, so no one was just off by themselves, so nothing like this could have happened! i know she would never do anything like this. the little 13 year old girl that started all of this for attention should be severely punished!! get a life people and quit being soo jealous and leaving such mean comments about stephanie just bc she is what any girl could dream of being!!

Posted by: Bart Location: somewhere in augusta on Aug 22, 2008 at 03:15 PM
If she did it she dont have anything to worry about because she is a young pretty woman. If it had been a man he would have been nailed to the cross.

Posted by: Pissed off resident Location: Aiken on Aug 15, 2008 at 09:24 PM
This is rediculous. To have a young woman accused and mis-led as to the specifics of the case is utterly irresponsible. I will undertake a background investigation and publish the findings of both the detective, investigators, victom and editor/journalist, and see how you feel to be implicated without due process. Simply pissed off -

Posted by: PMG Location: Tn on Aug 15, 2008 at 09:18 PM
You people make me sick.. Why report things when you don't have all your facts straight. Stephanie did not turn herself in,why, because she didn't do anything wrong The ACSO came to her work and arrested her. She had NO idea of these charges and for you to report it like you did is WRONG. This shows that your station didn't have any journalistic integrity, only reported what other rags like yourself reported in their publications.

Posted by: V Location: Augusta on Aug 15, 2008 at 10:34 AM
Goodness! Could she have not located any gays bars??? Any, in the whole CSRA? Or, was this mere control if true?

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