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Middle school teacher pleads guilty after giving birth to child fathered by 13-year-old student

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MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Court TV) — A former fifth-grade teacher pleaded guilty in New Jersey after giving birth to a child prosecutors said was fathered by a then-13-year-old student. Laura Caron, 36, pleaded guilty to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child with sexual conduct as part of a…

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  1. NJ.com / Star-Ledger

    N.J. teacher accused of having baby with 13-year-old student pleads guilty, prosecutors say (opens NJ.com / Star-Ledger)

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    A New Jersey teacher pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a student beginning when he was 11, resulting in a child, and will serve five years in prison.

  2. 6ABC Philadelphia

    Former South Jersey teacher accused of having child with student pleads guilty (opens 6ABC Philadelphia)

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    Laura Caron was charged on Jan. 15, 2025, after investigators alleged she sexually assaulted a victim between 2016 and 2020, beginning when the child was 11 years old.

  3. End Time Headlines

    Thirty six year-old teacher jailed for just five years after admitting to giving birth to 13-year-old student’s child (opens End Time Headlines)

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    A New Jersey teacher has pleaded guilty after admitting she gave birth to a child fathered by a student who was only 13 at the time, according to a report from the Daily Mail. Laura Caron, 36, entered the plea Wednesday in a Cape May courthouse to a charge of second-degree endangering the welfare of…

  4. New York Post

    NJ teacher who had baby with 13-year-old student pleads guilty — despite victim defending her (opens New York Post)

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    Former South Jersey teacher Laura Caron pleaded guilty to second degree endangering the welfare of a child with sexual conduct on Oct. 28, which carries a sentence of five years in prison. The child is now five and the student/father has defended her actions.

  5. Breitbart News

    Teacher Who Had Baby with Student, 13, Pleads Guilty as Her Victim Defends the Relationship (opens Breitbart News)

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    A former elementary school teacher who gave birth to a child fathered by her underage ex-student has pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct charges -- while her victim claimed he started the relationship and wanted her charges dropped.

  6. Court TV

    Middle school teacher pleads guilty after giving birth to child fathered by 13-year-old student (opens Court TV)

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    MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, N.J. (Court TV) — A former fifth-grade teacher pleaded guilty in New Jersey after giving birth to a child prosecutors said was fathered by a then-13-year-old student. Laura Caron, 36, pleaded guilty to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child with sexual conduct as part of a…