South Carolina sheriff accused of sexually assaulting assistant should resign, Gov. McMaster says

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina's governor is calling for the resignation of a sheriff who acknowledged having sex with his assistant, but state law says no one can force a sheriff out of office without a criminal charge.

Public pressure continues to mount against Greenville Sheriff Will Lewis. Gov. Henry McMaster's Twitter posts Friday asking him to step down joined a growing chorus from earlier in the week that includes the Greenville County Council and Lt. Gov. Kevin Bryant .

But no one in South Carolina has the power to remove a sheriff who has not been charged with a crime once he is elected to a four-year term.

Lewis was elected last November, beating a fellow Republican who had served for 16 years.

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