RICHMOND, Ky. (LEX 18) — A warrant of arrest reveals that an elementary teacher in Madison County has been arrested for first-degree sexual abuse of a 10-year-old.
According to the document, officials received a report on Sept. 8, 2025, of a student who had been sexually assaulted while at school.
The document states that, through several interviews, the victim was reportedly sexually assaulted at the age of 10 and is now 17.
According to the document, the suspect was identified as Charles Hamilton, and he is booked in the Madison County Detention Center.
Madison County Schools confirmed with LEX 18 that Hamilton is a teacher at Boonesborough Elementary School and is the girls' soccer coach at B. Michael Caudill Middle School.
School officials released the following statement regarding his arrest:
Madison County Schools was made aware that the Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) was beginning an investigation regarding Charles Hamilton on Sept. 8, 2025. On that same date, Mr. Hamilton was placed on leave pending the outcome of the DCBS investigation. Mr. Hamilton has remained on leave since Sept. 8 and has not returned to his teaching or coaching duties. The district will continue to cooperate fully with the investigation.
LEX 18 asked Madison County Schools whether parents were notified of the incident, and they responded with the following:
The district was notified of the beginning of the investigation by DCBS. No information about the investigation was given, including the nature of the investigation. Until yesterday when we were notified he was being charged, we received no additional information. The communication families received from the school indicated Mr. Hamilton would be out of the building and gave information about reassigning students for the time being.
