A former Christian school teacher in South Carolina has been charged with six counts of sexual battery with a student. Norman Jermaine Roberson, 36, is accused of engaging in inappropriate relationships while he was a teacher at Fountain Inn Christian School in 2015.
Police in Fountain Inn, South Carolina, said that the alleged crimes took place between April 2015 and November 2015.
Roberson was reportedly employed at the school as the director of musical programs.
Roberson is believed to have had encounters with students in several locations, including in Fountain Inn, Simpsonville, South Carolina, the city of Greenville, South Carolina, and Greenville County.
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According to his LinkedIn profile, Roberson has worked as a youth pastor at Word of Life Church in Simpsonville since 2019. He also claimed to have served as a youth pastor at GoChurch in Greenville from 2013 to 2015.
ChurchLeaders has reached out to Word of Life Church and GoChurch for comment and will update this article in the event of a response.
Earlier this month, the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office charged Robeson with eight counts of sexual battery with a student for alleged incidents that also took place during his time at Fountain Inn Christian School.
In a statement to ChurchLeaders, Fountain Inn Christian School said that its “thoughts and prayers go out to all involved in this matter.”
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“On August 9, 2024, leadership staff at Ft. Inn Christian School learned that Norman Jermaine Roberson of Piedmont, a former employee at the school, was arrested on 8 counts of sexual battery with a student,” the school said.
