A New Jersey gym teacher was jailed after a former student detailed their sexual relationship that spanned their high school career.
Former Bridgewater-Raritan High School teacher Lydia Pinto, 38, was charged Nov. 8 with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault.
She was arrested without incident.
The Somerset County Prosecutors Office launched an investigation into Pinto’s conduct on Oct. 16 after the Bridgewater Police Department received an anonymous email detailing Pinto’s alleged relationship with the student.
The victim, now an adult, was identified and interviewed by detectives with the office’s sex crimes and child abuse unit on Oct. 26, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald wrote in a news release dated Oct. 17. November.
“The victim reported having a relationship with former teacher Lydia Pinto,” the statement read.
A New Jersey gym teacher was jailed after a former student detailed their sexual relationship that spanned his high school career. Google Maps
“The victim further reported that the relationship became sexual when the victim was between 14 and 15 years old and continued until the victim’s senior year of high school.”
All of the sexual activity took place in the Raritan district, the prosecutor said.
Pinto coached field hockey and girls lacrosse at the school, according to a My Central Jersey report, and taught driver’s education according to a Facebook post on the high school’s page.
Former Bridgewater-Raritan High School teacher Lydia Pinto, 38, was charged Nov. 8 with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault. Facebook/Lydia Pinto
Fox News Digital was unable to reach Bridgewater-Raritan School District administrators or the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office for comment as of press time.
Following her arrest, Pinto was booked into the Somerset County Jail; Seven days later, on Nov. 15, she was released pending her next court date, jail officials told Fox News Digital.
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