Joseph Scott Smith, 24, a Swain County, North Carolina sheriff’s deputy and school resource officer at Swain County High School was arrested and charged with four felony counts for having sex with an 18-year-old female student.
Sexual relations between school staff and students are prohibited by North Carolina statute, regardless of the student’s age.
The sheriff revealed that the incidences occurred at a motel, in a car on Sherrill Gap Road north of the high school and in a Bryson City restaurant parking lot.
The incidents came to the attention of the sheriff’s department when information was passed along from the student to a friend, who informed a teacher, who advised the principal, who contacted the sheriff’s office.
Smith was relieved from duty and placed on administrative leave at the end of April and was released from custody after signing a promise to show up for court.
References:
School resource officer charged with sex offenses
Swain deputy charged with having sex with student
Your IP Address is:
66.90.73.188
Entries (RSS)