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Sylvania, Alabama, high school teacher charged with enticing a child and disseminating obscene material

Photo contributed by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office / Dustin Wade Dalton, 28, of Rainsville, Ala.
Photo contributed by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office / Dustin Wade Dalton, 28, of Rainsville, Ala. Photo contributed by the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office / Dustin Wade Dalton, 28, of Rainsville, Ala.
photo Photo contributed by the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office / Dustin Wade Dalton, 28, of Rainsville, Ala.

A former Sylvania, Alabama, high school teacher is being held without bond amid allegations he illegally enticed a child and disseminated obscene material, according to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office in Fort Payne.

Dustin Wade Dalton, 28, of Rainsville, Alabama, is charged with enticing a child for immoral purposes and dissemination of obscene material, according to sheriff’s office spokesperson Tyler Pruett. Jail records show Dalton was booked on the charges about 7 p.m. CDT Monday.

Dalton is being held without bond as the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office looks into whether there are similar allegations.

Pruett said in a statement issued late Monday that the sheriff’s office, the DeKalb County Board of Education and the Alabama Department of Human Resources are working jointly on the investigation.

“Due to the fact that this is still very early in the investigation, more charges may be added at a later date,” Pruett said. “We’ll provide updates on additional charges as the investigation unfolds.”