Former HS Track Coach Indicted Over Inappropriate Relationship With Student-Athlete

A former high school track coach in North Carolina has been indicted for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a student-athlete. 

According to WCCB, police arrested 39-year-old Matthew Elliott, a former track coach at Charlotte Country Day School, on November 13th. According to court documents, a probable cause hearing scheduled for December 3, 2024 was canceled after a grand jury indicted Elliott on two counts of felony indecent liberties with a student.

The school sent letters to parents on Wednesday to let them know about Elliot's arrest, noting that misconduct happened with an alum when the woman was an Upper School student within the past few years. 

Country Day says it placed Elliott on administrative leave after learning about his arrest, and then fired him and barred him from their campuses.

The victim, now an adult, told investigators that Elliot flirted with her and made numerous advances while she was enrolled at the school. Investigators later determined that the two had a relationship. 

The following message was shared with Charlotte Day School families last month:

Dear Charlotte Country Day School Community, 

We are reaching out to inform you of a recent disturbing development concerning an employee. 

Cross Country and Track & Field coach, Matt Elliott, was arrested yesterday by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) and charged with taking indecent liberties with a student. The charges against Mr. Elliott allege that he engaged in misconduct with one of our alums when that alum was an Upper School student at our school within the last few years.  

Promptly after learning of the allegations, I followed the school’s existing protocols, which included placing Mr. Elliott on administrative leave and contacting law enforcement. Mr. Elliott’s employment with the school has since been terminated, and he is barred from our campuses. The school is cooperating fully with law enforcement.   

Mr. Elliott was employed at the school beginning in 2015, primarily as a coach and, most recently, as a substitute in Middle and Upper School. We have not received other reports of misconduct about Mr. Elliott from other alums or current students. However, should anyone in our community have any information you wish to share, please refer to the contact listed in the CMPD press release: (704) 334-1600.