Crime & Safety

Teacher Arrested on Charge of Soliciting Minor

Dorchester County deputies have arrested William Albert Brown of Summerville for alleged assault and soliciting minor as teacher at Dubose Middle.

Dorchester County deputies have arrested a man they say committed criminal solicitation of and inappropriately touched a minor as a teacher at .

William Albert Brown, 49, of Summerville was arrested Friday after a Thursday incident was brought to the authorities, according to Dorchester County Sheriff's Office PIO Maj. John Garrison. 

According to the office, deputies received a call about a Dubose Middle teacher making inappropriate comments to a 14-year-old student. Investigators discovered the student was also allegedly touched in an inappropriate manner.

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Brown is charged with assault second degree and criminal solicitation of a minor. 

This matter is still under investigation.

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