A Dothan police officer who worked as a school resource officer has been charged with engaging in a sex act with a student.
Lanice Clifton Bonds, 37, of Drexel Court, was arrested Tuesday and charged with “School employee engaging in a sex act with a student under the age of 19.”
Court records show the offense allegedly took place in October 2012.
According to information from Dothan police, the Dothan City Schools forwarded a complaint to the Dothan Police Department on Sept. 17, alleging there was an inappropriate relationship involving a high school student and a school resource officer.
An internal affairs investigation was launched, which led to a criminal investigation. Police say Bonds was interviewed and confessed to his involvement. Termination proceedings against him are under way.
Bonds served as a school resource officer at Dothan High School for six years.
Bonds’ bail has been set at $250,000 by Circuit Court Judge Michael Conaway