Former San Juan School teacher Joseph B. Hudson has been
sentenced to 240 days at the county jail and must register as a sex
offender after accepting a plea deal in connection with charges
alleging he inappropriately touched six students, according to
records.
Former San Juan School teacher Joseph B. Hudson has been sentenced to 240 days at the county jail and must register as a sex offender after accepting a plea deal in connection with charges alleging he inappropriately touched six students, according to records.
Hudson, 59, accepted the agreement in April. Judge Steven Sanders at a recent sentence hearing ordered him to the jail time – he has to surrender by June 7 – and ruled that Hudson must register as a sex offender. Hudson also was placed on five years of probation. He has to serve 800 hours of community service. And he must abstain from alcohol use and receive counseling, according to court records.
He also cannot have any contact with minors without adult supervision and has to stay at least 100 yards away from the victims and their families.
As part of the agreement, prosecutors dropped the more-serious charges in favor of six felony counts of causing injury or health endangerment to the minors.
Prosecutors about a year ago first charged Hudson in connection with the allegations. Before the plea deal, Hudson had been charged with 18 counts of child molestation after the six children accused the former teacher.
