Former Apalachee Teacher Sentenced for Pandering

A former teacher who was has been fined $675 after pleading no contest.

Thomas Michael Wallace of Loganville, formerly a career, technical and agricultural education teacher for Barrow County, entered his plea Friday, Aug. 19, and was sentenced by State Court Judge Joseph Iannazzone, according to records available online.

A no-contest plea allows a defendant to accept a conviction without acknowledging responsibility for the crime.

A call to Wallace’s attorney for comment was not returned.

Wallace, who is still listed on Apalachee’s website as an assistant coach for both football and wrestling though he resigned earlier this year, was arrested on a pandering charge Feb. 17 following an undercover sting conducted by Gwinnett County Police.

According to an incident report, an undercover officer was contacted by Wallace after he saw her advertisement online. The suspect agreed to meet the officer at a hotel, where he offered her money in exchange for sex. The suspect was identified as Wallace upon arrest.