Former mental health counselor at West Greenville School arrested on sex abuse charges

A former South Carolina Department of Mental Health employee assigned to work at a Greenville County school was arrested on child sex crime charges Friday.

Christopher Haines, 42, was accused of sexually abusing a juvenile he was responsible for in his capacity as a mental health counselor at West Greenville School. The juvenile reported the alleged abuse on April 17.

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Greenville Police Department detectives from the family crimes unit arrested Haines and charged him with 3rd-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, unlawful conduct toward a child, criminal solicitation of a minor, and 1st-degree assault and battery.

The GPD asked anyone with additional information, to contact the department at (864) 271-5333.

Chalmers Rogland covers public safety for the Spartanburg Herald-Journal, Greenville News and USA Today Network. Reach him via email at crogland@gannett.com.

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