CLOVER, S.C. — A former Clover High School teacher has been sentenced to 90 days in jail in a plea deal in a case involving sex with a student.
Michael Landreth, 25, pleaded guilty Tuesday to sexual battery with a student age 16 or 17, without coercion or force.
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Landreth was initially charged in January with sexual battery of a student and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. Authorities said he bragged about buying booze for students and had sex with one.
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Landreth resigned and surrendered his teaching license.
Landreth's attorney said the sex was wrong but wasn't forced. It's illegal in South Carolina for a person connected with a school to have sex with a student, even if the relationship is consensual.
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