A former Madison County High School teacher has been arrested for having sex with a student.
Lyndsey Sherrod Bates, 22, turned herself in to the Madison County Sheriff’s Office Friday, April 12 at 4:30 p.m. after warrants were obtained eariler in the day for her arrest. She was booked into the Madison County Jail on one count of sex with a student, one count of sexual contact with a student, and three counts of distributing obscene material to a student.
Her bond is set at $32,000.
Because the victim(s) in these charges are juveniles, no specific details of the investigation are being released at this time.
The Madison County Sheriff’s Office stated that Bates is related by marriage to Chief Deputy Stacy Bates, but “that fact in no way has affected the investigative process or urgency leading to [Friday’s] arrest, nor to the future criminal justice proceedings.”
Sheriff Kevin Turner stated “The Sheriff’s Office started an investigation as soon as the allegations were brought to our attention, and Chief Bates was never involved in that investigation.”
Madison County Schools Superintendent Matt Massey released a stament saying, “The individual in question resigned and is no longer employed by our system. We are fully cooperating with law enforcement. Our system fully condemns such actions and we are also offering counseling for our students. All other questions should be directed toward the Madison County Sheriff’s Office.”