Valdese Elementary School teacher charged with disseminating obscene material to minor under 16 Virginia Annable Jan 6, 2026 Jan 6, 2026 Updated Jan 8, 2026 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A former Burke County teacher is charged with sending obscene material to a child under 16 years old.kAm|:4926= y@9? s2:8=6C[ eb[ H2D 2CC6DE65 %F6D52J 2?5 492C865 H:E9 EH@ 4@F?ED @7 5:DD6>:?2E:?8 @3D46?6 >2E6C:2= E@ 2 >:?@C F?56C E96 286 @7 `e[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 2 ?6HD C6=62D6 7C@> E96 '2=56D6 !@=:46 s6A2CE>6?E]k^Am Daigler kAms2:8=6C H2D 2 E62496C 2E '2=56D6 t=6>6?E2CJ $49@@=[ 244@C5:?8 E@ r96CJ= $9F77=6C[ AF3=:4 C6=2E:@?D @77:46C 7@C qFC<6 r@F?EJ !F3=:4 $49@@=D] s2:8=6C H2D 9:C65 :? a_`d] w6 H2D DFDA6?565 H:E9 A2J @? }@G] `_ H96? E96 D49@@= DJDE6> H2D :?7@C>65 @7 2? :?G6DE:82E:@? :?E@ 9:>] ~? s64] `f[ 96 H2D DFDA6?565 H:E9@FE A2J 2?5 C64@>>6?565 7@C E6C>:?2E:@?[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 D49@@= DJDE6>] %96 qFC<6 r@F?EJ q@2C5 @7 t5F42E:@? 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Warrant says NC 2nd grade teacher sent explicit pictures to teen In the warrant, an investigator describes the events that led to Daigler’s arrest.
