A Cherokee County kindergarten teacher has been charged with sexual abuse of a child and electronic solicitation of a child.

Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver said Leah B. Garmany of Centre, 36, was arrested today. She is listed among the faculty at Centre Elementary as a kindergarten teacher.

Shaver said the case is still under investigation by the Cherokee County District Attorney's office.

"Garmany is an employee of the Cherokee County Board of Education," he said. "However, the incidents being investigated occurred at a residence and did not occur at school."

Shaver said second degree sexual abuse occurs when someone 19 years old or older subjects another person to sexual contact who is less than 16 years old but more than 12 years old.