Police have charged a 16-year-old male with misdemeanor statutory rape after investigating reports of a sexual encounter between the suspect and a 15-year-old girl.
The alleged incident happened earlier this week at Clarke Central High School.
Athens-Clarke County police said it has video footage of the alleged incident. The Clarke County school system contracted police after they reviewed the surveillance video.
The age of consent in Georgia is 16.
The case has been turned over to the Athens-Clarke County Juvenile Court system.
