A male teacher turned himself in Wednesday after he was accused of sexual conduct against a 14-year-old female.

The teenager told a Colleton County school nurse on May 28 that she had been sexually assaulted by 42-year-old Ralph Waye, a Colleton County High School math department employee.  A school resource officer was contacted and the investigation began.

According to the Colleton County Sheriff's Office, the victim was not a student at the school where he was employed and the incident as reported did not take place on school grounds.

Waye was arrested and charged with one count of second degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor and one count of lewd act with a minor.

Waye later appeared before a magistrate and received a bond of $30,000.00 for the criminal sexual conduct with a minor and $10,000.00 for the lewd act with a minor. He was released from custody after posting the $40,000.00 bond.

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