{"id":4000,"date":"2026-07-31T20:10:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:10:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4000"},"modified":"2026-07-31T20:10:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T20:10:31","slug":"former-teacher-remains-in-custody-after-detention-hearing-in-case-involving-csm-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=4000","title":{"rendered":"Former teacher remains in custody after detention hearing in case involving CSM"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A former Columbia teacher will stay in jail \u2014 pending a federal indictment on sex crimes against children \u2014 following a hearing at the Matthew J. Perry Courthouse.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=3999\">Former teacher remains in custody after detention hearing in case involving CSM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Andrew Monk will remain housed at the Sumter County Detention Center after waiving a detention hearing Friday before U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas Rogers III.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Monk\u2019s decision to waive the hearing wasn\u2019t openly discussed by Taylor Davis Gilliam, Monk\u2019s lawyer, in court. 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