Cobb County teacher arrested, charged with sexual assault, according to jail records

COBB COUNTY, Ga. — A source tells Channel 2′s Cobb County Bureau Chief Michele Newell that a Cobb County teacher has been arrested and charged with sexual assault.

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Cobb County jail records show that Eric Taylor Butler was arrested on Oct. 4 and charged with sexual assault by a teacher/principal/assistant principal/other administrator engaged in sexual contact with another individual and solicitation sodomy.

According to Cobb County’s Harrison High School teacher directory, Taylor is a social studies teacher.

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Channel 2 Action News has reached out to school district officials and are awaiting a response.

It is unclear when the incident occurred and if anyone else was involved.

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