There’s an epidemic
of these types of stories happening across the country. There needs to be a national recognition and
debate on how women have declared a sexual war on children!
The West
Orange High School female English teacher accused of having a sexual
relationship with a 15-year-old student pleaded guilty Tuesday, Feb. 19 to
endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Essex County
Prosecutor’s office.
EricaDePalo, 33, of Montclair is expected to receive life parole supervision under
the terms of the plea agreement when she is sentenced on April 29, the official
said in a release on Tuesday.
She will
also be required to undergo a psychological evaluation at the Adult Diagnostic
and Treatment Center in Avenel, forfeit her teacher’s license and never be
allowed to seek government appointment, the prosecutor’s office said.
“This is a
just resolution of the case because it frees the victim from having to testify
in open court,” Assistant Prosecutor Tony Gutierrez said in a release. “The
victim’s family is also relieved that their son can now move forward.”
The interim
superintendent of the West Orange School District, James O'Neill, said
Tuesday he was “personally disappointed” and felt the parents and
students in the district “have been poorly served by the justice system in
Essex County." O'Neill said DePalo should have faced jail time.
From June to
August 2012, the 15-year-old student visited DePalo at her apartment in
Montclair more than once where the two had sexual relations, Gutierrez said.
DePalo was
arrested on Aug. 31, 2012, police said. At the time, she was initially charged with aggravated sexual assault and a
second count of sexual
assault since the student was 15 and could not
consent.
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