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NJ Teacher Admits Having Unprotected Sex With Student 5X Or More: Affidavit NJ Teacher Admits Having Unprotected Sex With Student 5X Or More: Affidavit
NJ Teacher Admits Having Unprotected Sex With Student 5X Or More: Affidavit A Mercer County high school teacher admitted to sexually assaulting a student multiple times times in a vehicle at a Monmouth County wildlife preserve, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. Jessica Sawicki, 37, of Point Pleasant, was arrested on Monday, Apr. 8, and charged with five counts of second-degree sexual assault and five counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. New Jersey Fish and Wildlife officers found Sawicki and the victim "in states of undress" in the back of the victim's car at Assunpink Wildlife Management Area in Upper…

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by Chris Spiker
Police & Fire
NJ HS Teacher Sexually Assaulted Student In Wildlife Management Area: Prosecutors NJ HS Teacher Sexually Assaulted Student In Wildlife Management Area: Prosecutors
NJ HS Teacher Sexually Assaulted Student In Wildlife Management Area: Prosecutors A Mercer County high school English teacher was accused of sexually assaulting a student, authorities said. Jessica Sawicki, 37, of Point Pleasant, was arrested for "having a sexual relationship" with a student, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Tuesday, Apr. 9.  She was charged with five counts of second-degree sexual assault and five counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The investigation into the Hamilton High School West teacher began in early 2024. Investigators said Sawicki "engaged in s…

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by Chris Spiker
Obituaries
South Jersey HS Grad, Championship Basketball Player Claushawn Pennerman Dies Unexpectedly, 23 South Jersey HS Grad, Championship Basketball Player Claushawn Pennerman Dies Unexpectedly, 23
South Jersey HS Grad, Championship Basketball Player Claushawn Pennerman Dies Unexpectedly, 23 South Jersey high school graduate and championship basketball player Claushawn D. Pennerman died unexpectedly at Virtua Willingboro Hospital on Jan. 8. He was 23. Pennerman went to school in Hamilton, where he graduated from Hamilton High School West in 2017, his obituary says. Pennerman then attended Rowan University and became a member of the Hamilton PAL Basketball Championship team, according to his memorial. He had been working as a cashier at Family Dollar and living in Westampton Township at the time of his death, his obituary and social media pages say. Pennerman was remembered f…

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by Valerie Musson
Schools
COVID Causing Chaos For Mercer County Schools COVID Causing Chaos For Mercer County Schools
COVID Causing Chaos For Mercer County Schools Two schools in Mercer County have returned to all-remote learning due to newly-reported positive cases of coronavirus, authorities said.  Hamilton Township School District is the latest to report two new positive cases, parents were told in this letter from Superintendent Scott R. Rocco.  The school district also reported that one of its staff tested positive at an elementary school. Hamilton High School West will be on an all-remote schedule for the next two weeks, after a second student has tested positive for COVID-19.  HHW will return to its hybrid schedule on Monday, N…

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by Jon Craig