Hampton High School Teacher Austin Smallwood got arrested on Thursday. What are the charges?
Smallwood got arrested at Hampton High School on January 27, 2022, by the Henry County Sheriff’s Office special investigations unit and a school resource officer. He was accused of having inappropriate contact with his students.
Austin was placed on administrative leave after the serious allegations surfaced at the Hampton High School. The allegations stem from incidents that occurred in December last year at the high school.
Who Is Austin Smallwood? Age And Wiki Details Revealed
Austin Smallwood works as a teacher at the Hampton High School, Henry County, Georgia.
Smallwood got accused of inappropriate contact and sexual assault by one of his students. The alleged incident took place in December 2021 at Hampton High School, reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Austin’s age is 26 years. One can read more about the high school teacher on a couple of Wiki-bio pages.
A Henry County teacher was arrested for sexual assaulting students at Hampton High School last month. 26-year-old Austin Smallwood was initially taken into custody Thursday on unrelated drug charges before his charges were upgraded. (1/2) pic.twitter.com/erT4W1uwSy
— ATL Uncensored (@ATLUncensored) January 29, 2022
The incident was first reported to the Henry County School officials, who then informed the law enforcement. He got arrested on an unrelated drug charge, and additional charges were later added when he was in the custody.
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office disclosed more information about the case in a news release. They talked to the public and said that they must ensure the security and safety of the students. They are also trying to ensure that the information provided about the case is accurate.
Austin Smallwood Arrested Over Sexual Assault Charges
Austin Smallwood got arrested on Thursday after being accused of inappropriate contact with one of his students. He was taken into custody by a Henry County SHeriff’s Office special investigations unit and a school resource officer.
The Hampton High School teacher got charged with two counts of electronically furnishing obscene material to a minor and three counts of sexual assault, reports WSB-TV.
The Henry County Sheriff’s Office will do everything in its power to protect its students.
Is Hampton High School Teacher Austin Smallwood In Prison?
Austin Smallwood is currently being imprisoned at the Henry County Jail. He was also charged with unrelated drug charges. He was placed on administrative leave by Hampton High School before the arrest.
HENRY COUNTY: 26-year old Hampton High School teacher, Austin Smallwood, arrested and charged with 3 counts of sexual assault and 2 counts of electronically
furnishing obscene material to a minor.
The alleged inappropriate contact with students took place in December.@CBS46 pic.twitter.com/7Tg0QVlbdj— shon gables cbs46 (@shongables) January 29, 2022
Smallwood will make his initial court appearance on Saturday morning, where further details about his sentence will be announced.
The police department is limiting the number of specifics that are released to maintain the integrity of the ongoing investigation.