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'Distressing': Chess Club Teacher Sexually Assaulted North Jersey Student, Authorities Say 'Distressing': Chess Club Teacher Sexually Assaulted North Jersey Student, Authorities Say
'Distressing': Chess Club Teacher Sexually Assaulted North Jersey Student, Authorities Say Matthew Swajkowski, a 36-year-old Verona resident and teacher, was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a student, prosecutors said. Swajkowski oversaw the chess club at Verona High School and the victim was a member of the club, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said. Police began investigating Swajkowski in July  and determined he engaged in sexual conduct with the minor and also gave them alcohol, Stephens said. Swajkowski was arrested on Friday, Sept. 22, Stephens said. Prosecutors did not say how old the victim is, but noted  "while the ag…
New Suits Detail Sex Abuse By North Jersey Teacher Who Had Trysts With Students New Suits Detail Sex Abuse By North Jersey Teacher Who Had Trysts With Students
New Suits Detail Sex Abuse By North Jersey Teacher Who Had Trysts With Students A North Jersey teacher who admit having sex trysts with students is facing three new accusers who detail the abuse in newly-filed lawsuits. The suits obtained by Daily Voice were filed in Essex County Superior Court against Nicole Dufault and the South Orange-Maplewood School District. The divorced Bloomfield mom of two in January 2020 pleaded guilty to three counts of aggravated criminal sexual contact on accusations she sexually assaulted six boys in 2013 and 2014. Authorities arrested Dufault in September 2014 on charges of aggravated sexual assault against several students at Colu…
WATCH: Hackensack Teachers Thrill Students With Parade WATCH: Hackensack Teachers Thrill Students With Parade
Watch: Hackensack Teachers Thrill Students With Parade Teachers from the Nellie K. Parker school honked and waved as they drove through the Hackensack neighborhood Friday morning, bringing school and smiles to their students and parents stuck at home. The teachers had streamers, balloons and signs with encouraging messages plastered all over their cars. Christopher Baldo -- whose kids are in Kindergarten and second grade at Nellie K. Parker -- said the parade was both emotional and up-lifting. "I think that my children both felt a sense of normalcy after seeing their teachers," Baldo told Daily Voice "[The children] were very excited to know t…