ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said that a former teacher was arrested for having an inappropriate relationship with a teenage boy.
Authorities said that the relationship between 33-year-old Nicole Ballew Callaham and a male teenage student, whose identity has not been released, began in 2021 and continued for at least two years. The Greenville City Police confirmed the student was 14 at the time the relationship began.
Callaham was a teacher at Homeland Park Primary School from 2017 until she resigned in May 2025, according to a spokesperson from Anderson School District 5. Deputies stated that Callaham would sign the student out of school, transport him to practices, and supervise after-school activities. Deputies also said that the relationship grew increasingly abusive.
The student came forward about the relationship after he turned 18.
Callaham was charged with three counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, and one count of contributing to the delinquency of a minor.
In addition, the Greenville City Police Department has also brought forward similar charges against Callaham, as the student attended school in Greenville. Callaham was charged by the Greenville City Police Department with eight counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, and four counts of unlawful conduct towards a child.
The Clemson City Police Department is also investigating the case.
Authorities said Callaham has resigned from her position, and has voluntarily surrendered herself to the Anderson County Detention Center.
