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News Channel 7 has learned that the South Carolina Law Enforcement division now as an open investigation into Cherokee County's jail. The investigation comes after a Department of Corrections report claims jail employees allowed a former inmate to have sexual relationships out of the facility and run a business behind bars. Today, we have new information about the former inmate’s plans to marry a detention center employee, who now out of a job.

The jail is not your typical place to plan a wedding, but that's just what the DOC found happening at the jail back in May.

Inside convicted drug trafficker Kevin Bell's cell, investigators found a wedding invitation and a list of 60 names on the guest list. On the list, many deputies, detention officers, a solicitor investigator and five judges.

His bride-to-be was supposed to be former detention officer Kim Wilson. Earlier this week, the sheriff's office terminated her employment after News Channel 7 questioned the sheriff about the report last week.

Before his wedding plans, the report also claims that inmate Bell spent much of his time outside the jail, including Chuck E. Cheese, where he spent the day at his daughter's birthday party.

The report also claims the former inmate made bank visits, where investigators found Bell deposited about $23,000 dollars while incarcerated; took a trip Wal-Mart; restaurants; his mother's residence, a Christmas dinner with the county's chief deputy and a Harley shop.

The report also claims another inmate put out election signs for Sheriff Bill Blanton.

Blanton denies most of the report, but over the phone last week, he did tell us he allowed Bell to sell a leather jack for him on Ebay.com.

Cherokee County probate court says it does not have a marriage license on file for Bell or Wilson. Calls to their home phone were not returned.

SLED says the investigation could take weeks to complete.

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