Spartanburg, SC (WLTX) - A former Hillcrest Middle School teacher is in jail amid allegations of an inappropriate relationship with an eighth grade student, authorities said.
Meghan Colleen Daugherty, 36, of 200 E. Carolina Ave., Clinton, was charged Friday with criminal sexual conduct with a minor — 2nd degree, according to a warrant.
The warrant alleges Daugherty committed sexual battery on a 14-year-old girl more than once from Jan. 4 to March 25.
Simpsonville police said the suspect was a physical education teacher at the time of the incident and had previously coached the girls' volleyball and soccer teams.
A teacher resigned Thursday after meeting with the school's principal to discuss allegations of an inappropriate relationship, said Greenville County schools spokeswoman Susan Clarke.
In a statement released Friday afternoon, Clarke said the teacher had been employed at Hillcrest Middle since August 2012 and hadn't worked for any other school district.
Clarke said the teacher cleared all background checks, including those for criminal and sex offenses, before she was hired.
Daugherty was released from the Greenville County Detention Center Friday on a $25,000 bond, jail records show.
