S.C. Code Ann. § 16-15-140
Former Section 16-15-140 was entitled "Committing or attempting lewd act upon child under sixteen" and was derived from 1962 Code Section 16-413.1; 1953 (48) 346; 1964 (53) 2192; 1993 Act No. 184, Section 33; 1996 Act No. 433, Section 1.