Lincoln County High School student is charged with first-degree sexual abuse

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Lincoln County High School student is charged with first-degree sexual abuse after authorities reviewed footage on a bus recording system.

Jail records show Matthew Boswell, 18, is in the Lincoln County Regional Jail on the felony charge stemming from what happened Friday afternoon as students were getting a ride home from school.

Lincoln County Schools released a statement saying the assault happened after the bus departed Hustonville Elementary School. School resource officer Preston Middleton was notified Monday morning about what happened and reviewed the video.

An arrest report states Boswell would repeatedly grab a 13-year-old girl inappropriately while she resisted.

The school district sent notices to parents and guardians of students who were on the bus route.