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Gerard James Hildebrandt – Laurens County Sheriff’s Office

Written by CBKN76

In July 2021, while employed at the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, Hildebrandt violated the department’s use of force policy by allegedly choking an inmate and smashing his face into a glass window. He was terminated a month later. Subsequently, in July 2022, while working for the Travelers Rest Police Department, Hildebrandt was accused of sexually assaulting a woman while on duty. He was arrested in April 2023 and charged with misconduct in office and third-degree criminal sexual conduct.

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