Teacher accused of ‘relationship that turned sexual’ with pupil aged simply 14
A trainer has been arrested after a former pupil of hers informed police they’d had a sexual relationship together with her that spanned 4 years.
Lydia Pinto, a former bodily training trainer at Bridgewater-Raritan High School in New Jersey, US, is accused of sexually abusing the coed from the age of 14 till their ultimate yr on the faculty. She was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault earlier this month.
Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office began investigating the 38-year-old, who seems to now not work on the faculty, after they acquired an nameless e mail on October 16 tipping them off to her alleged inappropriate relationship with a pupil. Ten days later, detectives with the workplace’s intercourse crimes and little one abuse unit recognized and interviewed her sufferer, who’s now an grownup.
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“The victim reported engaging in a relationship with former teacher, Lydia Pinto,” Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald wrote in a press launch final Friday. He added: “The victim further reported that the relationship turned sexual when the victim was between the ages of 14 to 15 and continued until the victim’s senior year of high school.”
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The pupil informed officers all the the sexual exercise occurred within the Raritan Borough. As a results of the almost month-long investigation into her conduct, Pinto was arrested with out incident in Franklin Township, New Jersey, on November 8.
Originally from Newton, Pennsylvania, Pinto coached area hockey and women lacrosse. She additionally taught driver’s training at Bridgewater-Raritan High School.
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It’s not clear when she left her job on the faculty however her title is now not listed on their workers listing. Following her arrest, Pinto was booked into Somerset County Jail.
She was launched seven days in a while November 15 pending her subsequent courtroom date, Fox News Digital studies. The prosecutor’s workplace has urged anybody with info regarding the alleged sexual assaults to return ahead.
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