School resource officer accused of criminal sexual conduct with South Carolina student
A school resource officer is accused of committing sex crimes against a South Carolina teenager, officials said.
Zedrick Maurice Smalls, 50, was working at Berkeley High School when he engaged in inappropriate behavior with a student, according to the S.C. Law Enforcement Division.
The incidents happened while Smalls was on duty in May and June, state officials said Monday in a news release.
“Berkeley County School District leadership is fully cooperating with the law enforcement investigation,” the district said in an emailed statement to McClatchy News. “We have no further comment to offer at this time.”
SLED started investigating the case at the request of the Moncks Corner Police Department, where Smalls used to work, according to the release. The department, which is roughly 35 miles north of Charleston, in a news release said Smalls wasn’t with its department as of June 9 after a report of “inappropriate communication with a student.”
Smalls was arrested Monday and charged with second- and third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor. No attorney information was listed for him.
Smalls was taken to the Berkeley County jail and denied bond, WCSC reported.
This story was originally published June 15, 2021 at 10:28 AM.
