The Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office announced this week that a teacher’s aid from a school in Montgomery Township has been arrested after a lengthy investigation into his relationship with one of the school’s female students. The Defendant, a thirty-five year old male from Lawrence Township, was taken into custody September 25th and charged with among other things, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Based on the reports from nj.com, while the Defendant was a teacher’s aid at East Mountain School, he had formed what quickly turned into an inappropriate relationship with one of the female students. Apparently, the relationship began via text messages where in which the Defendant and the victim allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual conversations. However, the inappropriate text messages quickly escalated into a physical relationship between the Defendant and the victim. Based on the investigation the Defendant was taken to the Somerset County Jail and formally charged with one count of sexual assault in the second degree, one count of endangering the welfare of a child in the second degree and one count of witness tampering in the third degree. The Defendant remains in the Somerset County jail pending a detention hearing. During that hearing, the prosecution will be seeking to detain the Defendant in the Somerset County Jail, without bail, pending trial. For more information on detention hearings, please feel free to contact one of our Somerset County criminal defense attorneys at 908-533-1064.
Sexual Assault Defense Lawyer in New Jersey
These are serious criminal charges that not only carry significant direct consequences but also carry with them significant collateral consequences as well, including Megan’s Law for life. If the Defendant is convicted of either the sexual assault or the endangering the welfare of a child charge he will be facing up to a decade behind bars. If you have been arrested and charged with a serious criminal charge like sexual assault, lewdness, aggravated criminal sexual contact, stalking, terroristic threats or aggravated sexual assault in Somerset or Hunterdon County, the Keith Oliver Criminal Law can help. Our office serves all of Somerset and Hunterdon County, including Readington, Raritan, Bound Brook, Franklin, Hillsborough, North Plainfield, Bridgewater, Flemington and Somerville. To schedule a free consultation today, please contact us at 908-533-1064.
