Montgomery High School teacher accused of sending nude photos, sexual messages to student
Suzanne Russell, Bridgewater Courier News
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SOMERVILLE - A 29-year-old Montgomery High School teacher has been arrested and charged with sending nude photos of herself and engaging in sexually explicit conversations through social media with a 17-year-old student.
Michelina Aichele, of Hillsborough, was arrested Oct. 5, charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and is lodged in the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson and Montgomery Township Police Captain/Director Thomas Wain announced in a news release Tuesday.
Aichele works as an English teacher at the school, earning $70,306 in 2017, according to state records. Her LinkedIn profile states she has been teaching English at the high school since April 2012.
A December 2006 Courier News report lists Aichele as a senior guard on the Manville High School girls basketball team. An April 2007 Courier News report lists Aichele has a senior shortstop on the Manville High School girls softball team.
"This teacher was suspended and removed from the high school on Oct. 4, 2018 while the investigation was ongoing. The teacher's suspension shall be continued pending a resolution of the criminal charges, and the district will continue to cooperate with the Somerset County Prosecutor and the Montgomery Township Police Department," Superintendent of Schools Nancy H. Gartenberg said in a Oct. 9 letter to the Montgomery Township School Community.
In the letter, Gartenberg said the district is providing counseling and support services for students and staff members.
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According to Robertson, on Oct. 4 the Montgomery Township Police Department was contacted by Montgomery Township High School officials about alleged sexually explicit communications between a teacher and a male student. Police began investigating.
Police interviewed the student, who indicated he had allegedly received nude photos from Aichele over a period of several months, according to the news release.
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In addition, the teen also provided details of alleged sexually explicit conversations that he and Aichele engaged in through social media and emails, according to the news release.
Robertson said the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit responded Oct. 5 to assist the Montgomery Township Police with the investigation and Aichele's subsequent arrest.
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Teacher who sexted teen using school email pleads guilty
By Jackie Salo - New York Post
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A former New Jersey teacher admitted in court to using a school email address to send a student X-rated messages, according to officials.
Michelina Aichele, 30, entered the plea on child endangerment charges Wednesday in Somerset County Superior Court in Somerville, NJ.com reported.
The former Montgomery Township High School teacher is accused of sending nude photos and explicit messages to a student between February and April 2018.
Police said they interviewed the student, who admitted the English teacher sent him four nude pics on Snapchat when he was a junior.
“He further stated that she sent him text messages through Snapchat, stating that she thought about him while masturbating,” authorities said.
Aichele initially denied the relationship claiming students hacked her phone then sent themselves her nude snaps, officials said.
But authorities later discovered the teacher used her school email address to send the student racy messages and asked him to take the “Rice Purity Test,” which measures a person’s level of sexual experience, according to NJ.com.
Prosecutors recommended Wednesday that Aichele serve a year in county jail. Her sentencing is set for July.
Aichele was ordered to register as a sex offender and must surrender her teaching license.