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A former employee of Anderson County Emergency Medical Services has been charged with assault and battery and accused of touching someone’s private parts.
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Daniel Lee Fanning, 44, of Greer, was charged by the State Law Enforcement Division Friday, Oct. 2.
The Pendleton Police Department requested SLED investigate the allegations.
Upstate News Today reported Fanning was fired after he was accused of falsifying an EMS report.
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“Daniel Fanning was dispatched to a call for service. Fanning then drove the victim to a house where it has been reported that he inappropriately touched her,” the news agency reported.
SLED said the incident occurred on Dec. 22, 2025.
Fanning faces one count of assault and battery 1st degree, SLED said.
“The defendant injured the victim, by means of nonconsensual physical touching which involved nonconsensual touching of the victim’s private parts, either under or above clothing, with lewd and lascivious intent,” the warrant said.
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