Former school resource officer at Berkeley High arrested for criminal sexual conduct with student

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) on Monday announced the arrest of Zedrick Maurice Smalls (50), a former school resource officer at Berkeley High School.

Smalls is being charged with four counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, second degree and one count of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, third degree, after having sex with a student at Berkeley High School, according to SLED. The victim was a 15-year-old girl.

Warrants state that there were multiple incidents between May and June of 2021.

Smalls is currently being held at the Berkeley County Detention Center. Bond was denied at his Monday evening hearing.

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