BRAXTON COACH CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ABUSE OF MINOR

(02/01/2020)
A Braxton County Middle School basketball coach is charged with sexual abuse after officials discovered he was allegedly in an inappropriate relationship with a student.

According to a criminal complaint from the Braxton County Magistrate’s Office, Braxton County Middle School girls basketball coach, Tyler Hembree, of Burnsville, was involved in an underage relationship with a student he had coached two years ago. He is charged with sexual abuse by a guardian and third-degree sexual abuse.