South Carolina lawmaker introduces coercive control bill nearly 1 year after Mica Miller's suicide

SC failed 3 times to criminalize coercive control. Could Mica Miller's story help this time?

Nearly a year after Mica Miller's death, a state senator has introduced a bill that aims to criminalize coercive control, a type of systematic abuse that Mica's supporters have long sought to prevent.

South Carolina lawmaker introduces coercive control bill nearly 1 year after Mica Miller's suicide

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) -- An Horry County lawmaker has introduced a coercive control bill in the South Carolina Senate nearly one year after the suicide of Mica Miller. Republican State Sen. Stephen Goldfinch of Murrells Inlet introduced the bill during Tuesday's regular session. It was read a first time and referred to the Judiciary Committee. The bill looks to "amend the South Carolina code of laws by adding section 16-25-140 so as to create th…

Lawmaker introduces coercive control bill nearly 1 year after Mica Miller's suicide

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WBTW) -- An Horry County lawmaker has introduced a coercive control bill in the South Carolina Senate nearly one year after the suicide of Mica Miller. Republican State Sen. Stephen Goldfinch of Murrells Inlet introduced the bill during Tuesday's regular session. It was read a first time and referred to the Judiciary Committee. The bill looks to "amend the South Carolina code of laws by adding section 16-25-140 so as to create th…

Horry County lawmaker files coercive control bill amid calls following Mica Miller's death - ABC Columbia

(WPDE) — Horry County Senator Stephen Goldfinch introduced a bill this week aimed at criminalizing coercive control in South Carolina. Filed on Tuesday, the bill would add Section 16-25-140 to the South Carolina Code of Laws to create the offense of coercive control over another person. It outlines examples of behaviors and types of evidence that may be used to support the offense, defines related terms, and sets penalties for violations. The le…