CHESTER COUNTY, S.C. — A former Chester High School teacher turned himself in on charges of sexual exploitation of a minor in the first degree, the sheriff’s office announced on Wednesday.
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Authorities were investigating Zachary Aaron Parisher, 25, for two weeks, which led to the arrest.
Parisher engaged in a social media chat room with a girl and asked her to send him nude photos, according to the arrest warrant. The victim did send him explicit photos.
Parisher, whose address is listed as Piney Woods Road in Columbia, is locked up at the Chester County Detention Center.
Statement from the Chester County School District:
“Today the Chester County School District received notification of a staff member who was arrested by the Chester County Sheriff’s Office and charged with sexual exploitation of a minor. We are in full cooperation with our law enforcement partners, and will defer all questions about the investigation to CCSO. The staff member in question is no longer employed with the District.”
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