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Former South Carolina Teacher Accused of Molesting Student Released on Bond Under Strict Conditions

A judge cited her eight-week pregnancy when setting a $120,000 cash bond

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Overview

  • Judge Matthew Hawley approved her release after she paid $120,000 in cash under strict conditions including house arrest, GPS tracking, a no-contact order and a one-mile exclusion zone.
  • Her attorney argued that jail would jeopardize prenatal care, prompting the judge to factor her eight- to nine-week pregnancy into his decision.
  • She faces four criminal sexual conduct counts in Anderson County, 12 additional counts in Greenville County and an active investigation in Clemson.
  • Grant Strickland, who turned 18 this year, said Callaham groomed and abused him from age 14 to 16 through school sign-outs and supervised activities.
  • The case has drawn attention to coordination challenges among local jurisdictions and the difficulty of detecting prolonged grooming by educators.