Homeschooling’s 

Invisible Children

Boy by Joseph Maddock

Content note: Case narratives include descriptions of severe violence inflicted on children, including abuse and neglect, sexual violence, torture, and murder, as well as mentions of suicide and domestic violence. They also include photos of victims and perpetrators of violence.

James Maddock
A 10-year-old boy was sexually molested by his homeschool teacher, Joseph Maddock, 34. The boy’s family had met Maddock in early 2012 while Maddock was teaching at Andrews Academy, a local private school. Maddock convinced the parents to pull the boy out of school and let him homeschool the boy. Maddock homeschooled the boy daily in his home from September 2012 to February 2013, when the abuse came to light. The boy’s family did not want the case to go to trial, and so arrived at a plea agreement that included both the loss of Maddock’s teaching license and probation.

Date: February 2013
Location: St. Charles County, Missouri

Documents: Date:
Teacher who home-schooled Lake Saint Louis boy put on probation for child molestation 2013-11-25
Former St. Charles County teacher who molested 10-year-old student gets probation 2013-11-26