Update: Public exposure charge against local high school teacher dismissed
Update (Sept. 16, 2019): The charge of indecent exposure against the teacher was dismissed by the solicitor’s office on June 15, 2019, according to documents provided to The Sun News.
Original story: A St. James High School teacher was arrested for getting naked and preforming a sex act as an Uber passenger, police say.
A science teacher at the school was booked at J. Reuben Long Detention Center at 8 a.m. Friday. Horry County police made the arrest.
According to an arrest report, the incident happened Dec. 9.
An Uber driver said she picked up a passenger around 1 a.m. The passenger exposed himself to her, performed a sex act and grabbed her arm.
Uber is a taxi-like service that allows users to request a ride through a phone app.
Horry County put the teacher on paid administrative leave this morning, according to Horry County Schools Spokesperson Lisa Bourcier.
This story was originally published February 1, 2019 at 10:41 AM.