Rep. Nancy Mace Demands Accountability From Alan Wilson As Lowcountry Counties Rank Among Worst For Human Trafficking

CHARLESTON, S.C. (Jan. 16, 2026) - Congresswoman Nancy Mace issued the following statement after Attorney General Alan Wilson released data showing three counties in South Carolina's First Congressional District ranked among the highest in the state for human trafficking in 2025:

"Let's be clear about Alan Wilson's record on human trafficking, which has skyrocketed 400% under his leadership as our state's Chief Law Enforcement officer. Berkeley County ranked second statewide with 30 investigations. Charleston County ranked third with 30 investigations. Dorchester County ranked sixth with 21 investigations. While children are being trafficked and abused in the Lowcountry, the Attorney General's Office has failed our state with case dismissals, an overwhelming reliance on plea deals, and a ballooning backlog of unresolved child sex crime cases.

"As South Carolina's Attorney General, Wilson chairs the state's Human Trafficking Task Force and has had the power to stop this for over a decade. What does he have to show for it? More victims. More pedophiles on the streets. Zero accountability for predators destroying innocent lives.

"Where are the arrests? Where are the convictions? Our children don't need more task forces and press releases, our children need more prosecutions and more justice. Alan Wilson is a complete, abject failure."

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