SLED looking into injury allegations involving Mark Sanford
HILTON HEAD -- A niece of U.S. Rep. Mark Sanford reportedly was injured during an incident at Coosaw Plantation, the Sanford family’s farm, prompting a report to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office.
The report includes scant details and is redacted, including obscuring the name of who filed it. It does state an incident occurred on a dock involving Sanford and the girl, who was injured, on June 18.
The niece was taken several days later to Sea Island Pediatrics in Beaufort. On June 21, the incident was reported to deputies, who interviewed the girl, took photos of her injuries and received her medical records.
The sheriff’s office forwarded the report to the S.C. Law Enforcement Division to “avoid any appearance of impropriety.” Beaufort Sheriff P.J. Tanner and Sanford both have ties to the Beaufort County Republican Party, said Capt. Bob Bromage, spokesman for the sheriff’s office.
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