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COLUMBIA, S.C.Sept 302012 (AP) - Authorities say a coach at a Chesterfield County high schoolsexually abused two middle school students in Oconee County more than a decadeago.
Investigators say 39-year-old Richard Gardner III is chargedwith 11 counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor and 13 counts of lewdact on a minor.
Authorities say the allegations involve two victims who werebetween the ages of 12 and 14 when they were abused from 1998 to 2003 while Gardner worked in Oconee County.
Investigators say Gardner wasworking at Pageland Central High School when he was arrested Thursday. They saythere may be more victims.
Gardner is being held at the Oconee Countyjail on a $730,000 bail. It wasn't clear if he had a lawyer.