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A retired East Tennessee elementary school principal showed up at a Morristown for what he believed would be a sexual encounter with an 8-year-old girl and instead encountered law enforcement officials, who arrested him.

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Former East Tennessee school principal arrested at Morristown motel where he hoped to meet 8-year-old girl

The Associated Press
Originally published: June 11. 2009 2:53PM
Last modified: June 11. 2009 2:53PM

GREENEVILLE — A retired East Tennessee elementary school principal has been arrested after police say he visited a motel for what he believed would be a sexual encounter with a child.

Joseph Wayne Jennings of New Tazewell was arraigned Thursday in U.S. District Court at Greeneville on charges of attempting to entice a minor for sex and child pornography.

The Knoxville News Sentinel reported the 53-year-old Jennings retired in 2007 as principal of Clairfield Elementary School and works as a part-time sales clerk for a Toys R Us store in Knoxville.

Authorities arrested Jennings at a Morristown motel and said he had cameras to record an encounter.

It was arranged by a detective who chatted online, posing as the single mother of an 8-year-old girl.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.