A former Hudson athletic trainer has admitted in court that he sexually assaulted a student athlete at his Woodbury home, pleading guilty to felony charges in both Minnesota and Wisconsin and setting up a pair of closely watched sentencings this spring.
According to the Pioneer Press, the coach, identified in court records as Chase Madison, pleaded guilty in Washington County to felony third‑degree criminal sexual conduct while in a position of authority and in St. Croix County to felony child enticement with sexual contact. The St. Croix County plea agreement calls for two additional felony counts to be dismissed and caps his exposure there at a maximum of five years. Judges have scheduled sentencing for April 27 in St. Croix County and June 1 in Washington County.
Allegations described in court documents
Court filings state that the abuse began in 2018 when the victim was a 16‑year‑old sophomore at Hudson High School, with multiple visits to Madison’s Woodbury residence, according to Nexstar/Yahoo. Prosecutors say investigators later pulled sexually explicit messages and nude photos from Madison’s phone and quoted some of those exchanges in the complaint, including messages from July 2024.
The victim first disclosed the abuse to a doctor, then reported it to police in May, which triggered search warrant applications and a nationwide pickup order, the outlet reports. Madison was arrested in Iowa last July on that warrant.
Where he worked and institutional response
Staff biographies list Madison as joining the University of Iowa strength and conditioning staff in August 2022 after earlier posts at the University of Illinois and at Catalyst Sports Medicine in Hudson, according to University of Iowa athletics pages. The university cut ties with him on Aug. 4.
Court records and prior reporting note that Catalyst held a contract to provide services for Hudson schools’ Raider Elite training program, which has prompted renewed scrutiny of how school districts oversee outside athletic providers when allegations like these surface.
Legal next steps
Under the St. Croix County plea, prosecutors say Madison’s exposure there is limited to a maximum of five years. Washington County’s sentence will be decided separately at the June hearing. Earlier coverage states he was arrested in late July in Iowa and held in Johnson County before Minnesota authorities sought his extradition, per Nexstar/Yahoo.
Court dockets list the upcoming hearings. Reporters who covered the plea noted that neither prosecutors nor Madison’s attorney immediately offered public comment on the case.
