Richard Gardner, III
/ Oconee County Detention Center
(AP) -- Authorities say a coach at a Chesterfield County high school sexually abused two middle school students in Oconee County more than a decade ago.
Investigators say Richard Gardner, III, 39, is charged with eleven counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and 13 counts of lewd act on a minor.
Authorities say the allegations involve two victims who were between the ages of 12 and 14 when they were abused from 1998 to 2003 while Gardner worked in Oconee County.
Investigators say Gardner was working at Pageland Central High School when he was arrested Thursday. They say there may be more victims.
Gardner is being held at the Oconee County jail on a $730,000 bail. It wasn't clear if he had a lawyer.
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