[FL] Officer Lt. Hamilton quits, jailed after family molestation charges

Let the truth, whatever it is, be made known.

...[Florida Department of Corrections Officer, Lt.] Clyde [William] Hamilton, Jr., 55, is charged with sexually molesting two of his family members over a 5-year period... DOC records show that three days after the abuse was reported, Hamilton resigned from Franklin Correctional Institution due to "unforeseen circumstances." Hamilton returned to retirement status... Hamilton committed himself to the hospital because he was suicidal and made several plans to commit suicide...

WAKULLA CO. CORRECTIONS OFFICER FACING CHILD MOLESTATION CHARGES
WTXL
by: Russell Motley
Last Update: 12/21
[Excerpt] A Wakulla County corrections officer has found himself on the other side of the law. Clyde Hamilton, Jr., 55, is charged with sexually molesting two of his family members over a 5-year period. Hamilton was arrested after a 3-month investigation. Investigators said two of Hamilton's family members, who were not yet teenagers at the time, claimed they were repeatedly molested... [Full article here]

FORMER FLA. DOC OFFICER IS JAILED ON CHARGES OF CHILD MOLESTATION
tallahassee.com
By Amanda Curcio
December 22. 2010
[Excerpts] A former Florida Department of Corrections officer remains behind bars after he was arrested by Wakulla County deputies on child molestation charges earlier this month. Clyde William Hamilton, the 55-year-old former DOC lieutenant, was arrested Dec. 13 and charged with raping a 15-year-old girl and indecently exposing himself to another young girl... He is being held in the Wakulla County Jail without bail on two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior and a sexual battery charge... DOC records show that three days after the abuse was reported, Hamilton resigned from Franklin Correctional Institution due to "unforeseen circumstances." Hamilton worked for more than 30 years with the department and returned to retirement status... Hamilton committed himself to the hospital because he was suicidal and made several plans to commit suicide, the report stated. Hamilton later told deputies that he grew depressed after the allegations were made... [Full article here]

FORMER DOC EMPLOYEE ARRESTED FOR CHILD MOLESTATION
wctv.tv
Jerry Askin
12-21-2010
...They say several times Hamilton masturbated in front of them and tried to touch their private parts with his penis. Hamilton denied all the allegations and said the young girls were lying. He later stated he had a tendency of touching himself in public. Hamilton's wife told investigators he became very depressed after he was questioned about these allegations. Reports show she even found a suicide note from her husband. Hamilton is now being held at the Wakulla County Jail without bond... Hamilton was a Correctional Officer Lieutenant at the Franklin Correctional Institute for more than 20 years... [Full article here]
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