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Two South Carolina men arrested, charged in connection to
sexual exploitation of minors
WJCL, Updated: 11:47 PM EST Mar 4, 2023
Two South Carolina men have been arrested on five total charges connected to the sexual exploitation of minors.
The arrests come after investigators received a CyberTipline report from the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). That report led investigators to 63-year-old
Jeffrey Lon Winget, of Charleston, and 71-year-old
Donald Charles King,
(right) of Bluffton.
According to the South Carolina Attorney General, King distributed and possessed child sexual abuse material and Winget possessed files of child sexual abuse material.
Winget was arrested on Wednesday. He is charged with three counts of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, which is a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count.
King was arrested on Friday. He is charged with one count of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, which is a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment on each count. Additionally, he is charged with one count of third-degree sexual exploitation of a minor, which is also a felony offense punishable by up to 10 years imprisonment.
Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Charleston Police Department and Beaufort County Sheriff's Office made the arrests in these unrelated cases. Investigators with the Attorney General's Office, Mount Pleasant Police Department, U.S. Marshals Service, and Homeland Security Investigations, all also members of the state's ICAC Task Force, assisted with these investigations.
Award-Winning National City Teacher Arrested
on Suspicion of Child Sex Abuse
The investigation stemmed from concerns of a mother who reported to the police
that her 13-year-old child may have an inappropriate relationship with a former teacher
By Rafael Avitabile •
NBC San Diego
Published March 7, 2023 • Updated 4 hours ago
An award-winning elementary school teacher in San Diego's South Bay was arrested Tuesday on child sex abuse charges, according to the National City School District.
Jacqueline Ma, a
6th-grade teacher at Lincoln Acres Elementary School, faces three counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child under 14, and three counts of oral copulation with a child under 14, according to San Diego County Sheriff's Department records.
Ma, 34, was booked at the Las Colinas Detention and Reentry Facility, according to the sheriff's department.
District Superintendent Leighangela Brady sent NBC 7 a statement Tuesday evening confirming Ma was arrested on campus at around 8 a.m., away from students. The district is only aware of one alleged victim and they are no longer a student in the district, according to Brady.
Investigators have not detailed when the alleged abuse occurred. The National City Police Department launched the investigation after a parent reported Monday concerns her 13-year-old child possibly had an inappropriate relationship with a former teacher.
"We know that our entire school community is as stunned as we were by this news. The district will cooperate with law enforcement and cannot comment any further on the pending investigation. We will continue to do everything possible to keep our students’ safety, needs, and education first and foremost," Brady's statement read, in part.
In a letter to parents, Brady said the district was working on hiring a substitute teacher to replace Ma, and asked anyone with information on the case to contact NCPD Sgt. Roberto Gonzalez at 619-336-4457.
Ma was named one of five 2022-2023 Teachers of the Year in an annual showcase of educators by Cox. In a profile about Ma announcing her award, Ma told Cox she "considers the relationships she maintains with her students her greatest accomplishments."
Lincoln Acres parents told NBC 7 they had always thought Ma had a great connection with her students, but looking back after her arrest for alleged sex crimes, some said they think may have been able to detect something had they looked a little closer.
"She was very down to earth. She kind of seemed like a kid herself," said Katy Carranza, parent to a 1st-grader at Lincoln Acres.
Aileen Carillo's younger brother was a former student of Ma's, and she was a little more skeptical.
"She went over the top. She would go to my brother's games in Tijuana every weekend. She went to one of his birthday parties, everything," Carillo said. "Honestly, I used to tell my mom, 'Why is she always texting my brother?' And she had contact, too, but the way she was always checking in with my brother, I thought it was nice at first like she really cares, but I've had a lot of impactful teachers that didn't have
to be that close."
NCPD Lt. Omar Ramirez said the department would not comment on the details of the case because they are actively investigating.
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