UNSETTLED: Fmr. Prosecutor Destroyed ‘Child Porn’ Picture of Boy Scout Found in His Law Office

Former S.C. Solicitor Accused of Molesting Juveniles is Now Representing Them in Court

Ex-fourth circuit solicitor Jay Hodge faces renewed scrutiny... and a new investigation into his alleged conduct with young boys.

UNSETTLED: Fmr. prosecutor destroyed ‘child porn’ picture of Boy Scout found in his law office

An investigation by Queen City News reveals that former Fourth Circuit Solicitor Jay Hodge, Jr., who faced sexual molestation allegations in 2012, worked as a juvenile public defender while new legal challenges and investigations emerged.

UNSETTLED: Former Chesterfield County prosecutor accused of child sex crimes working as juvenile defender

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, S.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) -- In 2023, a tipster contacted me, claiming former Fourth Circuit Solicitor Jay Hodge, Jr. was working as a juvenile public defender for the Fourth Circuit Public Defender's Office. The tipster also claimed multiple lawsuits accusing Hodge - who was the former Boy Scout troop leader of Cheraw's Troop [...]

Jay Hodge Jr. SC Juvenile Defender, SLED Probes Law-Firm Photograph

A former South Carolina prosecutor who once served three terms as the elected solicitor for the Fourth Judicial Circuit was working as a juvenile public defender in the very counties he used to prosecute cases for, even as multiple lawsuits accusing him of molesting eight boys decades ago sat unresolved in civil court. Now, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has opened a new investigation concerning a photograph discovered in Hodge's la…