NJ substitute teacher charged after allegedly sexually assaulting teen for years, prosecutors say

A substitute teacher who works in Camden County, New Jersey has been charged with aggravated sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl, according to authorities.

Rebecca Coddington, 27, of Browns Mills has been charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, six counts of second-degree sexual assault, two counts of third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact and two counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to prosecutors.

Prosecutors said during an investigation, detectives from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Gloucester Township Police Department had learned during an investigation that a 14-year-old girl was sexually assaulted multiple times by Coddington at a private residence in Gloucester Township during the period of September 2019, until Dec. 29 of last year.

Coddington was a substitute teacher in the Runnemede Public School District, but no allegations have been brought forward involving students, prosecutors said.

"The individual has worked in the Runnemede Schools as a substitute teacher. We are cooperating with the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office as they investigate the allegations," Superintendent Mark Iannucci said in part in an email to parents.

Iannucci told NBC10 that Coddington is contracted through Kelly Service but the district cannot comment on personnel matters during the investigation process.

Authorities said Coddington was arrested in Gloucester Township on Feb. 5 and is being held at the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing scheduled for Friday.

Anyone with information regarding this investigation is being asked to contact Detective Luis Sibaja of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at 856-225-8682 or Detective Daniel Ritz of the Gloucester Township Police Department at 856-374-5705.