A teacher at Morristown-Hamblen West High School is out on $100,000 bond after being arrested on charges of Sexual Battery by an Authority figure.

Dennis G. Cupp, 47, of Whitesburg, turned himself in to authorities after allegations were made involving inappropriate sexual contact with a student reported to have happened in May of this year.

According to the Affidavit of complaint, Cupp used a ruler to make “unlawful sexual contact on the buttocks” of a student. According to the document, there were two witnesses to the incident and Cupp admitted to the contact during a voluntary interview on Wednesday.

David Cribley, Operations Captain with the Hamblen County Sheriff’s Office, said the investigation is actively ongoing as they follow other leads involving the same case.

Superintendent

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