Watchung Hills HS Teacher Sent Sexual Photos To Student: SCPO

WARREN, NJ — A Watchung Hills Regional High School Social Studies teacher was charged with sending sexual photos to a student and asking to have a sexual relationship with them, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson announced Tuesday.

Sean DiGiovanna, 50, of Renfro Road, Somerset was arrested on Oct. 10. He had previously served as president of the Watchung Hills Regional Education Association.

The juvenile student told Warren Police on Sept. 11 that DiGiovanna sent sexually-explicit images of himself to them and asked them to have a sexual relationship with him, Robertson said.

Police checked DiGiovanna's cell phone and social media accounts and found the "sexually-explicit" images and text conversations reported by the student, Robertson said.

DiGiovanna was arrested by Warren Township Police detectives at headquarters and charged with one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of third-degree promoting obscene material to a child under the age of 18.

He was then sent to the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office at 908-231-7100 or the Warren Township Police Department at 908-753-1000 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). All anonymous STOPit reports and Crime Stopper tips will be kept confidential.

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