Former South Carolina school administrator charged with having sex with teenage boys and girl

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News 2 just received an email from SLED regarding former school administrator Stephen Coke Eubanks.  He is accused of having sex with 3 teenagers who came forward on a new hotline that has been put in place specifically for this case. If you have additional information that may help agents or believe you are a victim of Eubanks, call 1-800-414-2826. Full details are listed in the SLED report below;

SLED HOTLINE LEADS TO ADDITIONAL CHARGES AGAINST FORMER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR STEPHEN COKE EUBANKS

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division’s (SLED) Midlands agents announce nine additional charges against a former school administrator with the Aiken, Georgetown and Lancaster County School Systems.

Stephen Coke Eubanks, 67, (DOB 4/17/41) of 324 Belair Road, North Augusta, S.C., is charged with two (2) counts of Second Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct With a Minor, Engaging a Child for Sexual Performance, two (2) counts of Lewd Act Upon a Child Under Sixteen, Kidnapping, two (2) counts of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and Enticing Enrolled Child From School.

These new charges deal with three additional victims: two males and a female, who reported the accusations to the toll-free SLED hotline (1-800-414-2826) which was established on October 21, 2008.
According to arrest warrants, Eubanks is accused of having sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old male and employed him to masturbate in front of him while watching adult pornography.

The allegations happened at 324 Belair Road, North Augusta, S.C. between January 1 and December 31, 1993. A year earlier, Eubanks is accused of allowing the same boy, who was 13-years-old, perform oral sex on him. The defendant allegedly gave that child alcoholic beverages and marijuana at the above address. 

An arrest warrant says Eubanks also allowed a 15-year-old male to perform oral sex on him at 108 Argyle Avenue, Eubanks’ former residence and 1804 Wells Road, Paul Knox Middle School, both in North Augusta, S.C.

Investigators say Eubanks took that same child to several rest areas off Interstate 20 in Aiken County and forced him to perform sexual intercourse and/or acts with other, unknown adult men.

Eubanks is believed to have given the same child alcoholic beverages and marijuana at Eubanks’ former address 108 Argyle Road, North Augusta, S.C. These allegations happened between January 1 and December 31, 1977.

An arrest affidavit further states, Eubanks forced a 15-year-old female student to rub his genitals on the outside of his clothing to be sexually aroused. This allegedly happened inside Eubanks’ vehicle within the area of Two Notch Road and Celeste Avenue in Aiken County, S.C.

The defendant is accused of transporting the same girl from Paul Knox Middle School’s campus without the verbal or written knowledge or permission of the child’s parents. These allegations happened between January 1 and December 31, 1977.

Second Degree Criminal Sexual Conduct With a Minor is punishable up to twenty (20) years in prison. Engaging a Child for Sexual Performance is punishable up to twenty (20) years in prison. Lewd Act Upon a Child Under Sixteen is punishable up to fifteen (15) years in prison. Kidnapping is punishable up to thirty (30) years in prison. Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor is punishable up three (3) years in prison and/or a $3,000 fine. Enticing Enrolled Child From School is punishable up to two (2) years in prison and/or a $1,000 fine.

Eubanks has previously been charged with: Lewd Act Upon a Child Under the Age of Sixteen, Exposing of Private Parts, Two Counts of Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and One Count of Enticing Children From School.

SLED has set up a toll-free hotline dedicated to this investigation. If you have additional information that may help agents or believe you are a victim of Eubanks, call 1-800-414-2826.

Eubanks is expected to appear in bond court at 3 o’clock this afternoon at The Aiken County Detention Center located at 435 Wire Road, Aiken, S.C.