Benjamin Dylan Arthur (258 River Forest Drive, Boiling Springs, South Carolina), 26, student teacher at Spartanburg High School Freshman Academy [Spartanburg County School District Seven], Spartanburg, South Carolina, "criminal solicitation of a minor" WSPA: Cops: Student Teacher Sexually Solicited Minor (Dec 3 2012) A student teacher at Spartanburg High School was arrested after police said he sent inappropriate text messages to a 15-year-old girl. Spartanburg Public Safety arrested Benjamin Arthur, 26, and charged him with criminal solicitation of a minor.Tag:
Fox Carolina: Former student teacher accused of soliciting sex from teen (Dec 3 2012) Police said [Benjamin] Arthur met the girl while student teaching and his last day was Friday. School district officials said Arthur sent the first of multiple lewd messages at 9:18 p.m. on Friday then sent more on Saturday ... [Tammy] Whaley [assistant vice chancellor for university communications at USC Upstate] said Arthur's conversations with the victim started casual and escalated. According to Whaley, Arthur was scheduled to graduate on Dec. 18 but now faces disciplinary sanctions and his graduation status is on hold until his case comes to trial.
WBTW: SC student teacher arrested for sending "racy texts" to 15-year-old girl (Dec 3 2012) Spartanburg Public Safety arrested Benjamin Arthur, 26, and charged him with criminal solicitation of a minor ... Investigators say Arthur, who's a student at USC Upstate, sent racy texts messages to a girl who was in his class. Arthur's last day at the high school was Friday, Nov. 30, and he was arrested Sunday.
Live 5 News: Police: Upstate student teacher sends lewd text to girl (Dec 3 2012) Benjamin Dylan Arthur, 26, is charged with criminal solicitation of a minor. According to an arrest warrant, Arthur solicited a 15-year-old student by texting her and asking her to participate in sexual activities. He is also accused of sending the student a picture of himself without a shirt on. The victim said Arthur also called her phone repeatedly.
GoUpstate: High school student-teacher accused of sexually soliciting a minor (Dec 3 2012) Benjamin Dylan Arthur, 26, of 258 River Forest Drive, Boiling Springs, has been charged by the Spartanburg Public Safety Department with criminal solicitation of a minor, according to an arrest warrant. Arthur, an education major who was poised to graduate in less than a month, was arrested Sunday. According to a statement from the Public Safety Department, Arthur is accused of soliciting the female student via text messages, asking her to participate in sexual activities.
