Geoff Dalton
Harrisonville teacher and assistant football coach faces two sexual assault charges in Illinois.
Harrisonville-Cass school district officials said today they are investigating allegations against Geoff Dalton and cooperating with law enforcement.
“We are emphasizing that the allegations do not relate to any current or former Harrisonville students,” said Jill Filer, director of communications and community relations.
She would not say what, if any, actions had been taken against Dalton while the allegations are investigated. He apparently is not teaching, however.
Filer said when such an allegation is made regarding a current employee, the district will not permit that employee to have contact with the district’s students while allegations are pending.
She said the district learned of the charges Monday from media in Quincy, Ill. and law enforcement.
The district screens all employee candidates and conducts criminal background checks of employees, she said. Dalton, 33, was arrested Sunday at a family member’s residence in Illinois after a month-long investigation, Adams County Sheriff Brent Fischer said. Fischer said the victim was a female student between the ages of 13 and 16. He declined to release other details. Dalton posted $3,000 cash of a $30,000 bond and is to make a court appearance Dec. 8 in Adams County.
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