Montgomery Teacher Sent Nude Photos To Student: Prosecutor

MONTGOMERY, NJ — A Montgomery teacher was arrested and charged for sending nude photos and having sexually explicit conversations with a male student, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced.

Michelina Aichele, 29 of Capricorn Drive in Hillsborough Township was charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

On Oct. 4, the Montgomery Township High School contacted police about sexually explicit communications between a teacher and a male student.

The victim, age 17, was interviewed and said he received nude photos from Aichele over a time period of several months. The victim also said Aichele had sexually explicit conversations with him through social media sites and email, according to the report.

On Friday, Oct. 5, Aichele was arrested without incident. She was later lodged in the Somerset County Jail, pending a detention hearing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit at 908-231-7100, or the Montgomery Township Police Department at 908-359-3222 or via the STOPit app. The STOPit app allows citizens to provide anonymous reports including videos and photos. STOPit can be downloaded to your smart phone for free at the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, access code: SOMERSETNJ.

Information can also be provided through the Somerset County Crime Stoppers’ Tip Line at 1-888-577-TIPS (8477) or online at www.888577tips.org or at www.scpo.net and click on either “Crime Stoppers” or “TIPS HOTLINE”. All anonymous Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

(Image via Somerset County Prosecutor's Office: Michelina Aichele, 29 of Capricorn Drive in Hillsborough Township)

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