Teacher Accused of Molesting Boy and Having His Baby — and Baby's Resemblance to Student Blew Case Open: Authorities

A New Jersey elementary school teacher was arrested this week on accusations she sexually assaulted a student who lived with her for several years.

The teacher, say authorities, was allegedly impregnated by the alleged victim and had his child.

Laura Caron, a 5th-grade teacher at Middle Township Elementary School, allegedly had an “inappropriate sexual relationship” with the student when they lived together at Caron’s home in Cape May Court House, an unincorporated community, between 2016 and 2020, according to a press release from the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office.

Caron, now 34, and the alleged victim, born in 2005, first met when she taught him and his brother in the 5th grade, police said in court documents obtained by 6abc. The boy’s parents became close with Caron over the years and even allowed their sons and daughter to spend some nights at Caron’s house, before the children stayed there permanently in 2016 for some time, the outlet reports.

The boy’s sister claimed to investigators that she noticed how her brother would often wake up in Caron’s bed despite falling asleep in the siblings’ shared room and that he allegedly secretly admitted to her that he fathered Caron’s child, according to court documents cited by 6abc.  When their child was born in 2019, the alleged victim was 13 years old while Caron was 28, authorities claimed.

Investigators became aware of the alleged sexual abuse after the boy’s father pointed out similarities between Caron’s child, himself, and his son after seeing a Facebook post last December, 6abc reports.

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Caron was arrested on Jan. 15 and faces charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, the prosecutor’s office said. She is being held at the Cape May County Correctional Facility pending her initial court appearance. It’s unclear if she has entered a plea or retained an attorney to speak on her behalf.

“This arrest underscores the unwavering commitment of our office and law enforcement partners to protect the children in our community,” Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffery Sutherland said in the release.

“Teachers hold a position of great trust, and the allegations in this case represent a deeply troubling breach of that trust,” he added. “We will work tirelessly to ensure justice is served and to support the victim and their family throughout this process.”

Middle Township School District Superintendent David Salvo confirmed to CBS News that Caron has since been placed on administrative leave.

According to prosecutors, the Middle Township School District is cooperating with the investigation.

Anyone who has information on the case is urged to call the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-465-1135.

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.