Ex-instructor at local community college arrested for statutory rape
Hamblen County deputies arrested a former English instructor at Walters State Community College for aggravated statutory rape.
According to a Hamblen County Sheriff's Office release, David Alexander Adams III, 42, of Morristown picked up a 14-year-old girl in Cocke County and drove her to his home where he apparently attacked her.
Deputies said Alexander messaged the victim on Facebook. Within 24 hours of receiving the report of the rape, officials issued an arrest warrant against Adams.