CONWAY, SC (WBTW)- Horry County Police have reopened investigations tied to a former detective.
HCPD Lt. Raul Denis says they’re taking a second look at about 140 cases tied to former Sr. Detective Allen Large. Police started the investigation after Large was fired for allegations of sexual harassment.
Since then, they’ve re-opened and reassigned seven cases.
One of those cases involves a teenage girl who said she was drunk and raped at a party. She didn’t report it until a year later. Detective Large closed the case, calling it unfounded. He said the girl was not forced to have sex and knew what was going on. After Large was fired, police reopened the case and made an arrest.
Denis says they now have suspects in two other cases that were previously closed.
“We wanted to ensure that all of the victims received the appropriate attention and justice in their cases,” stated Denis.
News 13 is working to find out exactly why police pulled these seven cases and how far back they go.
