Former Carson City high school teacher receives prison sentence for sexual conduct with student
Former Carson High School teacher Jennifer Dalton, 36, was sentenced Tuesday in Carson City District Court to a maximum of 30 months in prison on one felony count of sexual conduct with a student.
Dalton pled no contest on August, 20 to having a sexual relationship with a 17 years old male student.
Assistant District Attorney Mark Krueger argued that the court should send a clear message that teachers, who are in a position of trust by parents, families, and communities, should be sent to prison for violating that trust.
The family of the victim sent a letter to the court explaining the difficulty the teenage victim incurred as a result of Dalton’s actions.
“Far too often, the victim is forgotten in these types of cases. The impact this had on him and his family is unfair and should have never occurred. The defendant received what she deserved for violating his trust and Carson City’s trust as a teacher,” said District Attorney Neil A. Rombardo in a released statement.
At sentencing, the defense argued that Dalton should receive probation because of her lack of criminal history. The defense also argued that the conduct was less criminal because it happened on school grounds and not in different hotels throughout the area.
The defense did acknowledge that Dalton made some bad choices, but argued that she already lost her job, her reputation in the community, and her actions strained her relationship with her husband and family, and prison could not punish her more than she has already been punished.
The judge, citing to the teacher’s position of authority over students, disagreed and sentenced Dalton to a minimum of 12 months and a maximum of 30 months in state prison.
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