Haddon Man Sentenced For Sex With Underage Girl: Prosecutor

HADDON TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Haddon Township man previously employed as a teacher in another school district has been sentenced to five years in New Jersey State Prison for having sex with a female student, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced.

Brantley Cesanek, 31, previously pleaded guilty to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, authorities announced. Cesanek was a Latin teacher at Cherokee High School. He admitted to engaging in an ongoing sexual relationship with a student in 2016 and 2017, authorities said.

“We as parents entrust teachers with the most important people in our lives – our children,” Coffina said. “We all suffer from the erosion of that trust when a teacher crosses the line and has an improper — and illegal — relationship with a student. This case serves as an example that conduct such as that engaged in by this defendant will never be tolerated and will be met by significant consequences.”

The investigation was initiated by the Burlington County Prosecutor's Office and the Evesham Township Police Department when the alleged crimes were first reported because Cherokee High School is in Evesham Township.

The Camden County Prosecutor's Office and Haddon Township Police Department joined the investigation when they discovered the alleged sexual assaults took place in Cesanek's home on the 300 block of South Park Drive in Haddon Township.

Cesanek was arrested within 24 hours of police having received the information. He has not taught since being charged and is no longer employed by the district, school officials said.