Police: Substitute Teacher Arrested in Lexington for Inappropriate Contact with Charlotte 16-year-old

MINT HILL, NC (WCCB, WOLO) — Police have charged a 31-year-old substitute at Rocky River High School with taking indecent liberties with a student.

Lamont Barrett, according to police, had inappropriate contact with a 16-year-old male student while working as a substitute teacher at the high school. Police say Barrett also showed the teen inappropriate videos involving sexual acts.

Barrett was arrested Wednesday at a secondary home in Lexington, SC. Officials say Barrett waived extradition and was returned to Mint Hill.

He is charged with seven felony counts of Indecent Liberties with a Student.

The investigation is ongoing, and police say anyone with information about this incident or any others should call Mint Hill Police at 704-545-1085.