Overview
- Dingus, 48, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of voyeurism and pleaded not guilty at a Thursday arraignment.
- The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says the video shows an adult male in a minor’s bedroom picking up and smelling previously worn underwear.
- A magistrate set bond at $10,000 and issued a no-contact order with the alleged victim.
- Authorities say both incidents occurred on Jan. 13 and were documented in recordings provided to investigators.
- The mayor also faces a separate 2025 indictment on aggravated assault, vehicular assault, falsification, and dereliction of duty, to which he previously pleaded not guilty.