Don Gosnell

Professional career

• The South Carolina Supreme Court suspended Gosnell immediately, citing “credible information” that his continued service posed a “substantial threat of serious harm to the public and the administration of justice”
• In summary: James Gosnell Jr. is a former Charleston County judge now facing serious federal child sexual abuse material charges, suspended from the bench, and in custody pending trial, with a history of judicial controversies
• U.S. District Judge Molly Cherry denied bond on September 17

Education

Additional information

• Prosecutors argue he is a “grave danger to the community, particularly children” and a flight risk.
• He is held at the Al Cannon Detention Center pending a detention hearing