
A New Jersey middle school teacher has been accused of having a sexual relationship with a student.
Monmouth County prosecutors announced 43-year-old Allison Havemann-Niedrach - a teacher at Freehold Intermediate School - has been charged with one count of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault and one count of second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Officials said an investigation involving members of the MCPO Special Victims Bureau and members of the Freehold Borough Police Department revealed that the alleged relationship began earlier this year.
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Havemann-Niedrach was arrested without incident earlier this week and transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, officials said. She will remain incarcerated pending a first appearance and detention hearing in Monmouth County Superior Court.
Officials ask that anyone with information about Havemann-Niedrach’s activities to contact MCPO Detective Dawn Correia at 800-533-7443.
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