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Rep. Nancy Mace: South Carolina Families Deserve Answers, Our Children Deserve Better

January 22, 2026

This is outrageous and unacceptable. And the local media won't even cover it.

Travis Reed Gaye faced 70 years in jail on 7 charges in South Carolina. After AG Alan Wilson's office prosecuted him, he pled guilty in November and got PROBATION. No jail time. 11 days later, he violated his probation. He was supposed to serve time. Instead? A judge let him out hours later. He STILL hasn't served his required time.

After our press conference in Charleston last week, a young child came forward and filed a police report. They recognized him as the man who allegedly followed them in a park.

Why the media blackout? Why are convicted pedophiles walking our streets?

Since local media won't tell this story, we're entering it into the Congressional Record through @GOPoversight.

South Carolina families deserve answers. Our children deserve better. South Carolina STRONG.