N.J. Teacher Accused of Sexually Assaulting Student at 11, Then Having His Baby at 13, Indicted by Grand Jury

A New Jersey teacher accused of sexually abusing a student over a four year period will be prosecuted on multiple felony counts.

Laura Caron, 34, of Cape May was indicted by a grand jury earlier this month on charges of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child in the second-degree.

Investigators alleged that Caron started sexually assaulting the alleged victim when he was just 11-years-old according to a news release from the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office.

A police report from the Middle Township Police Department said that Caron allegedly gave birth to a daughter she conceived with a minor in 2019, when the alleged victim was 13 and Caron was 27.

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Caron, who prior to her arrest was a fifth-grade teacher at Middle Township Elementary School, first met the alleged victim when he was a student in her class, according to the police report.

Police said in their report that the alleged victim, along with his brother and sister, would sometimes stay with Caron at her home with their parents’ permission.

The alleged victim then began living with Caron in 2016 for reasons that remain unclear, according to the police report.

Caron could face up to 40 years in prison if convicted on all three charges.

She had been booked into the Cape May County Correctional Facility upon her initial arrest back in January but was able to post bail a few days later.

Court records show that Caron is due back in court on July 16. She has not yet entered a plea. Her attorney did not respond to a request for comment.

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to rainn.org.

If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.