[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.njcriminaldefensefirm.com\/blog\/montgomery-twp-teacher-arrested-endangering-welfare-child\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.njcriminaldefensefirm.com\/blog\/montgomery-twp-teacher-arrested-endangering-welfare-child\/","headline":"Teacher Arrested for Endangering the Welfare of a Child in Montgomery Twp.","name":"Teacher Arrested for Endangering the Welfare of a Child in Montgomery Twp.","description":"The Somerset County Prosecutor\u2019s Office announced this week that a teacher\u2019s aid from a school in\u00a0Montgomery Township\u00a0has been arrested after a lengthy investigation into his relationship with one of the school\u2019s 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,\u00a0sexual […]","datePublished":"2017-10-05","dateModified":"2022-10-06","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.njcriminaldefensefirm.com\/blog\/author\/njcriminaldefensefirm\/#Person","name":"Keith Oliver Criminal Law","url":"https:\/\/www.njcriminaldefensefirm.com\/blog\/author\/njcriminaldefensefirm\/","identifier":8,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eea6bf238055b0a92b0fd9a26bcfdcabbb3a035497bf65cc7d3ba0ef726197ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/eea6bf238055b0a92b0fd9a26bcfdcabbb3a035497bf65cc7d3ba0ef726197ae?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Keith Oliver Criminal Law","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/www.njcriminaldefensefirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo-footer.png","url":"http:\/\/www.njcriminaldefensefirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/logo-footer.png","width":205,"height":68}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.njcriminaldefensefirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Montgomery-NJ-Sexual-Assault-Lawyer-scaled.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.njcriminaldefensefirm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Montgomery-NJ-Sexual-Assault-Lawyer-scaled.jpg","height":2560,"width":2384},"url":"https:\/\/www.njcriminaldefensefirm.com\/blog\/montgomery-twp-teacher-arrested-endangering-welfare-child\/","about":["Endangering the Welfare of a Child"],"wordCount":383,"articleBody":"The Somerset County Prosecutor\u2019s Office announced this week that a teacher\u2019s aid from a school in\u00a0Montgomery Township\u00a0has been arrested after a lengthy investigation into his relationship with one of the school\u2019s 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,\u00a0sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Based on the reports from nj.com, while the Defendant was a teacher\u2019s 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 JerseyThese are serious criminal charges that not only carry significant direct consequences but also carry with them significant collateral consequences as well, including Megan\u2019s 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,\u00a0lewdness,\u00a0aggravated criminal sexual contact, stalking, terroristic threats or\u00a0aggravated 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,\u00a0Bridgewater, Flemington and\u00a0Somerville. To schedule a free consultation today, please contact us at 908-533-1064."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.njcriminaldefensefirm.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Teacher Arrested for Endangering the Welfare of a Child in Montgomery Twp.","item":"https:\/\/www.njcriminaldefensefirm.com\/blog\/montgomery-twp-teacher-arrested-endangering-welfare-child\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]