Rodan + Fields fires white woman charged with assaulting black teen at pool

A white woman dubbed “Pool Patrol Paula” on social media has been fired from skincare company Rodan + Fields a week after she was charged with assaulting a black teenager at a community pool in South Carolina.

In a statement obtained by NBC News in a report published Sunday, the company said Stephenie Sebby-Strempel, who was an independent contractor for the skincare brand, was no longer affiliated with the company after it determined she violated the its policy following its review of “law enforcement statements.”

“We do not condone violence of any kind and pride ourselves on embracing inclusion and acceptance of all,” Rodan + Fields also said in an earlier statement.

Sebby-Strempel was charged with third-degree assault after she confronted a 15-year-old boy and his friends at a community pool in Summerville, S.C., on June 24, according to an incident report.

The 38-year-old reportedly told the teens they “didn’t belong” there and had to leave. 

The group of friends then began collecting their things and started to leave, a victim told police. Sebby-Strempel, however, allegedly began calling them “punks” and using racial slurs. 

{mosads}A video capturing the incident went viral online showing Sebby-Strempel threatening to call the police and telling the teenagers to “get out!” 

The woman can also be seen reaching for the camera before the video abruptly cuts off. She allegedly struck the teenager at least three times. 

According to local station WCSC, when Dorchester County Sheriff’s Office detectives attempted to serve Sebby-Strempel with an arrest warrant last Monday, she even allegedly bit one detective and pushed another into the wall. 

The video is the latest in a series of widely publicized incidents caught on video that have sparked public outrage.

Earlier this year, a white resident nicknamed online as “Barbecue Becky” called police on a black family who were setting up a charcoal grill in a public park. 

Another viral video from last month also showed a white woman dubbed “Permit Patty” calling 911 on a black girl selling bottled water in San Francisco.