However, “Southern Charm” cut ties with the former state treasurer when he was arrested in 2018 after his former nanny accused him of sexual assault. He pleaded guilty to third-degree assault and battery and was made to pay a $500 fine for his sentencing.

Reality TV star and former state Treasurer Thomas Ravenel says he was assaulted in a Charleston bar last week by a man who head-butted him. The (Hilton Head) Island Packet File Photograph Former South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel’s bid to become governor lasted four days.