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Published Thursday, September 03, 2009 in Local
Driver faces sodomy, sex assault charges
The Times-Herald
A Newnan man was criminally charged Tuesday for allegedly sodomizing a mentally handicapped woman who was in his custody on July 17, 2009.
The Coweta County Sheriff's Office has charged 27-year-old David Lee Hamilton, of 309 Binion Court, with sodomy and sexual assault against a person in custody, according to Major James Yarbrough.
On July 17, authorities believe Hamilton was employed as a driver for a transportation company in charge of taking the 21-year-old female from her home in Coweta County to a Pathways Community Service Board facility in Woodbury, Ga., for therapy, according to Yarbrough. Pathways provides services to the mentally handicapped in a multi-county area.
Authorities say the victim made an outcry to her counselor, who notified the woman's mother and police.
"We believe that it was just a one-time thing," said Yarbrough. "[Hamilton] hadn't been driving the bus long -- it was his first time on that route."
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