Blount County, TN (WOKI) A former Blount County gym teacher is sentenced Wednesday after pleading guilty to touching elementary school students.
Court officials confirming 49-year-old Joseph Dalton will serve six months of supervised probation for the five assault charges levied against him.
Primarily, investigators at the time said Dalton was shown hugging students, touching them in a “tickling” manor and “swaying” with them between his legs. Reports from the Blount County Sheriff’s Office also said that a student told officers Dalton made them uncomfortable because of how close he got to them.
Dalton resigned from his position before being arrested in January of 2024.
