Middle School Aide Engaged in Sexual Acts With Former Student: Police

Gloucester Township, NJ -- A one-to-one aide at a Gloucester Township middle school has been charged with sexually assaulting a former student, Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Gloucester Township Police Chief Harry Earle said Tuesday morning.

Jennifer Pasquarello, 41, of Somerdale, was charged with one count of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, two counts of third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact and one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

Pasquarello, who worked at the Glen Landing Middle School at the time, allegedly engaged in sexual acts with a teenage boy who was her student between November of 2013 and May of 2015.

The alleged crimes occurred off school property and began when the boy was 14 years old.

Pasquarello now works at the Ann Mullen Middle School. She met with detectives on Monday morning. They took her to Gloucester Township Police headquarters, where she was charged. She is being held at the Camden County Jail with bail set at $300,000 cash or bond.

After the district was notified of the charges, it immediately fired Pasquarello. Police said the school district has fully cooperated in the investigation.

“We are deeply saddened and disappointed to learn of the allegations of misconduct that occurred with an aide who was employed at the Glen Landing Middle School,” Gloucester Township Superintendent of Schools John Bilodeau said. “The primary goal of our administration and staff is, first and foremost, to protect and support our students. Our policies require and expect all staff members to be professional, moral and ethical in all of their interactions with students, colleagues and members of our community. We will not tolerate any conduct that is inappropriate or unbecoming of a staff member. Upon notification of the off-site allegations, the district took immediate action and terminated the aide arrested (on Monday). We are cooperating completely with the Office of the Camden County Prosecutor and have been instructed by the County Prosecutor not to comment further at this time.”

Anyone with information is urged to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Tim Houck at 856-225-8506 or Gloucester Township Police Detective Ron Middleton at 856-228-4500. Information may also be emailed to ccpotips@ccprosecutor.org.