CAPE MAY, New Jersey — The South Jersey teacher who allegedly had a baby with a young student she’s accused of sexually assaulting appeared gaunt and grim-faced as she was arraigned in Cape May County Superior Court on Wednesday.
Laura Caron, 34, wore a short-sleeve white blouse and slim navy pants as she pleaded not guilty through her attorney, John Tumelty, who also waived reading the indictment against her.
The fifth-grade Middle Township Elementary School teacher allegedly sexually abused a student of hers from 2016 to 2020, starting when he was just 11 years old.
Investigators allege Caron gave birth to a daughter fathered by the victim in 2019 when he was 13.
She was arrested Jan. 15 after the victim’s father posted on social media last December that Caron’s child bore a striking resemblance to him and his son, cops said.
