AIKEN COUNTY, SC (WFXG) - The S.C. Law Enforcement Division arrested a former agent with the South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services yesterday for having improper sexual relations with offenders he supervised.

The South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon asked SLED to investigate the case. The investigation led to the arrest of 29-year-old George Willie Yeldell. He was charged with misconduct in office and taken to the Aiken County Detention Center.

According to an affidavit, Yeldell had improper sexual relations with the offenders between July 2017 and Oct. 2019. 

The case will be prosecuted by the S.C. Attorney General's Office.

A booking photo is unavailable at this time.

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