Newark Teacher’s Aide Had Sex With Student From Her School: ECPO

NEWARK, NJ — A teacher’s aide in Newark was charged with sexual assault after she allegedly had intercourse with a 14-year-old student from her school over winter break, authorities announced Friday.

Liz Perez, 31, of Newark was arrested by detectives from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, according to a joint statement from Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore Stephens II and Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose.

According to prosecutors:

“It is alleged that Perez, a per diem teacher’s aide at Dr. William H. Horton School in Newark, engaged in sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old student over the winter break. The assault allegedly occurred at her home. The child is a student at the school where she is employed.”

Authorities charged Perez with one count of second-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

A detention hearing is scheduled for Feb. 11. A predisposition conference is scheduled for March 4, prosecutors said.

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