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State Revokes License Of NJ Teacher Accused Of Stalking Student 'Boyfriend' For Years
State education officials have revoked the license of an Edison teacher accused of a years-long sexual relationship with a student, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Julius Coaccioli was found with child porn over in Summer 2023 but was slapped with new charges after one of the victims depicted in a video found in his home was identified as his former Edison Township Middle School student, according to documents obtained by Daily Voice (scroll down for details on the arrest). At its Sept. 19, 2024 meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Examiners (Board) reviewed an affidavit …
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Another Female NJ Teacher Charged With Having Sexual Relationship With Student
Yet another New Jersey teacher has been accused of having a sexual relationship with a student. Julie Rizzitello, 36, submitted her resignation letter as a Wall Township High School teacher earlier this week amid being criminal charges stemming from the sexual assault of a student, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said. The Brick Township resident has been charged with two counts of second-degree Sexual Assault, third-degree Witness Tampering, and three counts of fourth-degree Criminal Sexual Contact, Santiago said Thursday, July 4 alongside Wall Township Police Chie…
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NJ HS Teacher Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Student Freed From Jail Until Trial
A Mercer County high school teacher accused of sexually assaulting a student several times at a Monmouth County wildlife preserve was released from jail to await her trial, authorities said. A judge denied a request on Wednesday, Apr. 17 to keep 37-year-old Jessica Sawicki of Point Pleasant Beach in jail through her trial, a Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office spokesperson said. She was charged with five counts of second-degree sexual assault and five counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Sawicki was arrested on Monday, Apr. 8, according to an affidavit obtai…
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NJ Mom Tells BOE Teacher Sexually Abused Daughter, Investigation Launched (
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A Monmouth County teacher is under investigation after a student's mother accused her of sexually abusing her daughter. The upset parents of a 13-year-old girl confronted the Marlboro Township Board of Education at a regularly scheduled workshop meeting on Tuesday, Apr. 16. The girl's mother claimed her daughter was "molested" in a hallway of Marlboro Memorial Middle School. ALSO SEE: Hateful Email, Bomb Threat Prompts Delayed Opening In NJ District Probing Teacher For Abusing Student Marlboro Township Public Schools During her public comment, the mother identified t…
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Teacher Had Sexual Contact With Student On Jersey Shore High School Property: Prosecutor
A middle school teacher and high school advisor has been charged with having sexual contact with a student, authorities said. Andrew Fantasia, 27, of Beachwood, was charged on Wednesday, Oct. 25 with aggravated criminal sexual contact, child endangerment and official misconduct, according to Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Jackson Township Police Chief Matthew Kunz. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and Jackson Township Police Department determined that between February and June of this year, Fantasia — while employed in…
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Ex-Long Branch Elementary School Teacher Sexually Abused 4 Students: Prosecutor
A former Long Branch elementary school teacher has been indicted for allegedly sexually abusing several students, authorities said. Gustavo Barrientos, 53, was indicted for one count of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, three counts of second-degree sexual assault and four counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor The charges stem from allegations of four of Barrientos’ former students who alleged that during the 2017-2019 school years, Barrientos had sexual contact with them, either inside the school…
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Authorities Release Some Details In Elizabeth Teacher's Alleged Sex Assault Of Student
A 72-year-old teacher in the Elizabeth school system has been accused of sexually assaulting a teen student multiple times over the course of several months, authorities said. 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 u…
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Viral Facebook Post Shows PA Teacher Taping Mask On To Child's Face (
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A Pennsylvania school has issued an apology after a viral Facebook post included a photo of a teacher taping on children's face mask. The image first appeared on Facebook by a group called “North Penn Stronger Together" on Monday, according to the New York Post. The photo was later confirmed to have been taken at Pennfield Middle School in Hatfield after the school issued an apology. "Pro-mask or anti-mask, I hope we can all agree that taping masks to children’s faces crosses the LINE. This was not a joke for the child or the parents,” the post said. *Please be respectful in comments.…
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Teacher Reportedly Tells Arab-American NJ Student 'We Don't Negotiate With Terrorists'
UPDATE: A Bergen County high school teacher accused of telling an Arab-American student "we don't negotiate with terrorists" when he sought a homework extension has been suspended, district officials confirmed. READ HERE: NJ HS Teacher Accused Of Making 'Terrorists' Remark To Student Suspended, Police Notified ****** ORIGINAL STORY: A slur by his teacher has left the captain of high school soccer team in Bergen County so shaken that he's unable to return to class. Mohammed Zubi, 17, said he asked his math teacher at Ridgefield Memorial High School if he could finish an assignment at …
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NJ Coach Knew About Colleague's Relationship With Teen But Did Nothing To Stop It: Prosecutor
A New Jersey teacher and athletic coach was arrested for sexually assaulting a teen student, and another school employee was charged with knowing about it -- but not doing anything to stop it, authorities said. Matthew J. Rennie, 30, of Ringoes, became the center of an investigation when the 17-year-old female reported the alleged abuse to Franklin Township police, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office announced. The incidents occurred between July and September 2021 in Montgomery and East Amwell (Hunterdon County), Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. The investiga…
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Music Teacher From Wayne Charged In Ho-Ho-Kus Juvenile Sex Case
A music teacher from Wayne had "sexually inappropriate conduct" with an underage Ho-Ho-Kus teen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Thursday. Kyle Kubicki, 29, formerly of Mahwah, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest Tuesday. He's charged with providing obscenity to a minor and child endangerment for "engaging in sexual conversations with a child under the age of 18 and also providing pornographic materials" to the youngster "for the purpose of sexual gratification," Musella said. …
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Ex-Camden HS Teacher Gets 4 Years State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Student, Prosecutor Says
A former Camden Catholic High School teacher has been sentenced to four years in state prison for the repeated sexual assault of her former student, authorities said. Bridget Sipera, 37, of Cherry Hill, pleaded guilty to third-degree endangering the welfare of a child on Friday, according to Acting Camden County Prosecutor Jill S. Mayer. Sipera was charged in August of 2020 after an investigation found the sex assaults bean in January 2019 when the student was 17 years old, Mayer said. The assaults continued through March 2020, she said. Under the sentencing agreement, Sipera al…
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Feds: NJ Teacher, Soccer Coach Caught Making Child Porn After Sending Hard Drive For Repairs
A Union County fifth-grade teacher from Morristown who also coaches youth soccer was arrested by the FBI after sending a hard drive containing child porn that he’d created to a California company to recover his files, authorities said. Steven Brooks, 34, who recently taught at Washington Elementary School in Summit and has helped run the Livingston Soccer Club the past 10 years, used a fake online profile to get underage boys to send him videos and photos, authorities said Tuesday. Brooks had emailed an employee at a California company that he had “sensitive and private” information on a ha…
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Teacher At School That Principal Left Gets 6 Months No-Pay For Hitting Student, Touching Others
Already dealing with the mysterious departure of their principal and vice-principal, parents of students at Wyckoff’s middle school learned this week that a teacher there was recently disciplined for inappropriately touching students. As with the abrupt departure of Eisenhower Middle School Principal Christopher Iasiello and Assistant Principal Christopher Giordano, parents this week said they had no idea that an arbitrator two weeks ago upheld a six-month suspension without pay for teacher Scott Levy. No announcements were made nor information shared, parents in the northwest Bergen Count…
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