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Bipradas Mookerjee, of North Brunswick, faces charges for third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel announced Monday.
District officials on Jan. 18 announced that an unnamed teacher had been suspended for "inappropriate behavior" and the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency was notified. It wasn't until Jan. 31 that Mookerjee's name and details were released by law enforcement.
The incidents started in October 2021 when Mookerjee was working as a math teacher at Frank J. Cicarell Academy in Elizabeth, Daniel said. The teen victim was a student during the period of the alleged sexual assaults, authorities said.
Mookerjee was arrested Tuesday and released following a Union County Superior Court pretrial detention hearing. He is awaiting his next court appearance on supervised release, Daniel said.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Elizabeth Police Officer Johanna Rivera of the Special Victims Unit at 908-348-0999.
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