MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — The Mount Pleasant Police Department announced Friday the arrest of a private band tutor on a charge of criminal solicitation of a minor.
Stephen Spaulding, 54, who was giving lessons to the juvenile victim, turned himself in at 8:25 a.m. Friday, police said. At a bond hearing Friday, Spaulding’s lawyer said he was a private teacher at Wando High School and was not employed by the Charleston County School District.
Detectives said they began investigating the case on Jan. 31 after being alerted to inappropriate text messages between Spaulding and a juvenile. Police said there were over 26,000 messages between Spaulding and the victim…