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New Arrest Made in Pawleys Island Community Church Scandal: Sheriff
Investigators say five people are charged after a parent’s tip led to findings that Warren Perry worked near students despite a 2023 conviction.
- On Wednesday, Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver announced the arrest of Michael Anthony Fields, director of operations at Pawleys Island Community Church, charged with unlawfully placing a child at risk.
- Authorities launched the investigation after learning 70-year-old Warren Perry, a convicted sex offender, volunteered on campus for years; church leaders initially claimed he was not allowed around children, a claim investigators found false.
- Deputies arrested former pastor Don Williams, administrator Ginny Williams, and former PICA director Jennifer "Niki" Howard on July 20, charging them with obstruction, criminal conspiracy, and unlawfully placing a child at risk.
- Fields was booked into the Georgetown County Detention Center with bond set at $25,000 on Thursday; investigators continue forensic interviews with students, though no criminal sexual conduct findings have emerged to date.
- With the school year approaching, uncertainty remains for families regarding the future of PICA, while the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and partner agencies continue assisting the sheriff's office investigation.
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