SC high school faculty member charged with sex crime involving student, cops say
A man who works at a South Carolina high school was arrested for committing a sex crime that involved a student, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department.
On Friday, 29-year-old Timothy Bryant, the band director at Fairfield Central High School, was charged with sexual battery with a student, the sheriff’s department said in a news release. Information on the student’s condition was not available.
The sheriff’s department said it was notified about the sexual battery Friday. There was no word about how the sheriff’s department learned of the sex crime.
The Fairfield County 1 district school is in a neighboring county, but the sexual battery occurred in Richland County, according to the release.
Bryant was booked into the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, the sheriff’s department said. Information about Bryant’s bond was not available, but he’s not listed on the inmate roster, according to the Columbia jail’s records.
The man that the sheriff’s department called a faculty member is not listed on the high school’s website. Information about how long Bryant has been an educator, and worked at Fairfield Central High School, was not available.
There was no word if Bryant’s suspected of committing sex crimes with other victims.
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This story was originally published April 27, 2025 at 12:24 PM with the headline "SC high school faculty member charged with sex crime involving student, cops say."
