By Robin Postell

MOULTRIE – James Holton, Jr., a former Colquitt County school teacher, was sentenced to 25 years and will serve 10 for molesting a 15-year-old former female student in October and December 2017 after school.

Holton, who taught at C.A. Gray Junior High School, was arrested in January following a GBI investigation. He pleaded guilty to three counts of child molestation, two counts of enticing a child for indecent purposes and criminal attempt to commit a felony.