Protesters rally against former Blount Co. gym teacher's sentence in 'offensive touching' case

Former Blount County teacher's sentencing sparks protests

Protesters lined Lamar Alexander by the County Courthouse Friday morning to express their concern over the Wednesday morning sentencing of Joseph Dalton.

Protesters rally against former Blount Co. gym teacher's sentence in 'offensive touching' case

Joseph Dalton, a former gym teacher, was sentenced to six months' probation with judicial diversion after pleading guilty to five misdemeanors of offensive touching.

'The children have to come first': Parents angered by sentencing of ex-Blount County PE teacher

BLOUNT COUNTY, Tenn. (WATE) — Former Blount County Schools employee Joseph Dalton was arrested last year, over allegations of inappropriately touching elementary students on at least five different occasions. Multiple parents who spoke to 6 News expressed anger about the sentencing outcome. Dalton pleaded guilty to five counts of misdemeanor assault by physical contact and was sentenced to six months of probation. He was granted judicial diversi…

Former Blount County Teacher Given Probation, Possibility of Record Cleared, For “Offensive Touching”

Image Credit: Blount County Sheriff’s Office & Canva The Tennessee Conservative Staff – A former Blount County teacher who pleaded guilty to five charges of “offensive touching” was sentenced to six months of probation on Wednesday, along with the possibility of having his record wiped clean. In addition to his sentence of six months of supervised probation, Dalton will have to undergo a psychosexual evaluation and follow through with any recomm…