Crime

Former Floyd County administrator pleads guilty to sexual contact involving students

South Floyd Elementary School
South Floyd Elementary School Floyd County Schools

A former Floyd County teacher, administrator and coach plead guilty Thursday to multiple charges involving sexual contact with students from 1997 to 2007.

April Bradford, 51, of Weeksbury, plead guilty to eight counts of sodomy third degree and 11 counts of sexual abuse first degree.

Bradford admitted she sexually abused two students while she was a teacher and coach during the students’ middle and high school years.

Bradford will serve three and a half years in prison, according to Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office, which prosecuted the case against Bradford.

She will also be required to register as a life-time sex offender and will be on supervised release for 10 years after completing her sentence.

Bradford was arrested in July after a grand jury indicted her on 19 different counts related to sexual abuse. Bradford, who was an assistant principal at the South Floyd Elementary School at the time of her arrest, was suspended by school officials.

Beth Musgrave
Lexington Herald-Leader
Beth Musgrave has covered government and politics for the Herald-Leader for more than a decade. A graduate of Northwestern University, she has worked as a reporter in Kentucky, Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois and Washington D.C. Support my work with a digital subscription
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