Crime & Safety

Columbia Man Charged with Lewd Act on a Child

The incident happend in 2005 on Clemson University's campus.

Agents with the State Law Enforcement Division arrested a Columbia man accused of committing a lewd act on a child in 2005.

Hammond Mcqueen Love, 46, was charged with one cout of committing a lewd act on a child under age 16.

According to an arrest warrant, Love touched the victim's breasts, body and genital area while at the Madren Center on the Clemson University campus around Nov. 4, 2005.

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Love was age 39 at the time of the incident. 

Love was booked Friday at the Clemson University Police Department. The case will be prosecuted by the 13th Circuit Solicitor's Office. SLED began investigating at the request of the Clemson University Police.

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If convicted, Love could receive a fine and/or up to 15 years in prison. 

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