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COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A Midlands state trooper who was seriously injured while on the job earlier this year has been accused of sexual assault by one of his caregivers.

Master Trooper Wayne LaBounty, who was injured by a pickup truck driver on Sept. 9 , has been accused of sexual assault by one of his home health aides.

The aide filed a complaint with the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department, which referred the investigation to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division to avoid a potential conflict of interest.

SLED confirmed Wednesday that an investigation into LaBounty is “active and ongoing.”

According to a copy of the complaint obtained by WIS, LaBounty began making sexually explicit comment

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