Nathan Garrett is a former teacher at George Washington Carver Freshman Campus in Douglas, Georgia. Garrett, who was 25 at the time, was arrested in March 2022 after the Georgia Bureau of Investigation accused him of engaging in sexual activity with students at the Coffee County school. He was charged with two counts of child molestation and two counts of sexual battery.
Nathan Garrett Arrest And Allegations
Garrett Charged With Two Counts Of Child Molestation And Two Counts Of Sexual Battery. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested Garrett on March 1, 2022, and charged him with four offenses: two counts of child molestation and two counts of sexual battery. The charges stemmed from allegations involving students at George Washington Carver Freshman Campus. [Georgia Bureau of Investigation]
GBI Says Garrett Engaged In Sexual Activity With Students. The GBI said preliminary information developed during its investigation indicated Garrett had engaged in sexual activity with students at George Washington Carver Freshman Campus. The Statesboro Herald reported that authorities accused him of sexual acts involving underage girls at the school. [Statesboro Herald]
Coffee County School Police Asked GBI To Investigate Garrett. The investigation began after the Coffee County School System Police Department contacted the GBI on February 23 and requested assistance with a child-molestation investigation. The GBI’s Douglas regional office subsequently took over the investigation. [Georgia Bureau of Investigation]
Garrett Was Freshman Seminar Teacher At George Washington Carver Freshman Campus. School reporting identified Garrett as a freshman seminar teacher at the Douglas campus. By the time his arrest became public, WALB described him as a former Coffee County teacher. [WALB]
Nathan Garrett School Suspension And Resignation
School District Placed Garrett On Administrative Leave. Coffee County School Superintendent Morris Leis said Garrett was immediately placed on administrative leave after the allegations surfaced. The district also notified the Coffee County Board of Education, Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services and the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. [WALB]
Garrett Resigned From George Washington Carver Freshman Campus Before His Arrest. Leis said Garrett resigned from the school on February 25, several days before the GBI arrested him. Douglas City Commissioner Kentaiwon Durham told WALB that Garrett had taken another job before the GBI investigation began, although the station said it had not independently confirmed that detail. [WALB]
Nathan Garrett Arrest
Garrett Arrested In Statesboro, Georgia. GBI agents arrested Garrett in Statesboro on March 1. After taking him into custody, agents executed a search warrant at his home in Broxton with assistance from the Coffee County Sheriff’s Office. [Statesboro Herald]
Garrett Held At Coffee County Jail Following Arrest. After his arrest and the search of his residence, Garrett was transferred to the Coffee County Jail. The GBI said at the time that its investigation remained active and asked anyone with additional information concerning Garrett to contact investigators. [Georgia Bureau of Investigation]
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