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Following her separation from Sugar Bear Thompson last month, June Shannon has reportedly moved on.

To a convicted child abuser.

According to new reports, Shannon is now dating Mark McDaniel, a man convicted of aggravated child molestation in 2004.

McDaniel recently got out of prison after he was found guilty over a decade ago of forcing an eight-year old to perform oral sex on him; Shannon was dating McDaniel at the time of his conviction and the very young victim was a relative of hers.

In the wake of this troubling information, TLC has released a statement that calls the future of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo into question.

“TLC is not currently in production on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo,” the network says. “We are very concerned about this new information and are reassessing the future of the series.”

McDaniel served 10 years behind bars and was released in March. He is now a registered sex offender in the state of Georgia.

Shannon, who is allegedly supporting her new boyfriend financially, has been sneaking away from the show’s set at various times over the past few months to spend time with McDaniel. Producers are far from pleased over it.

Fans can still watch Here Comes Honey Boo Boo online, but the last episode aired in August and TLC was yet to announced a fifth season, even prior to this scandal.