Ex-Middle Twp. Teacher Indicted on Child Sex Assault Charges

Laura Caron, the former Middle Township teacher who had a relationship with an underage boy who had been her student, has been indicted on sexual assault charges.

The Cape May Herald reports that Caron has been charged with first and second-degree assault and second-degree endangering of the welfare of the child.

Caron could be facing substantial time in prison.

Background on The Middle Twp Case

Laura Caron, 34, of Cape May Court House, was a 5th-grade teacher and basketball coach at Middle Township Elementary School #2 for 11 years.

The Cape May County Prosecutor says Caron taught the victim and his brother in the 5th grade.

Over the next couple of years, Caron became friendly with the children's parents, and their two boys and a sister began sleeping over at her house occasionally.

The sleepovers began one to two nights a week, but the children stayed with Caron permanently from 2016 to 2020, according to court documents.

The judge identified Caron as a "resource family parent" for the children.

The victim's sister allegedly told police she thought her brother was about 11 years old when he started sleeping with his teacher in the same bed.

Caron was 28 years old at the time.

But she began to notice her brother would be in Caron's bed the next morning. She also reportedly told police that Caron would enter the bathroom when her brother would shower and lock the door.

The victim's brother reportedly told police he once witnessed Caron sexually violating his brother.

According to investigators, the victim’s father took to Facebook in December to say he thought that his son and Caron’s 5-year-old child looked like one another.

The Couple Kept Relationship a Secret

Reportedly, the pair kept the romance secret, and Caron supposedly told friends at her baby shower that the father was 'out of the picture'.

According to 6ABC, Caron lives at the home with her mother, and her mother was there the entire time the children were at the house, but was unaware of the abuse.

Laura Caron was a college basketball star for Cabrini University, majoring in elementary education while in college.

The Baby's Father Gave Tabloid an Interview

After the case broke this winter, the U.S. edition of the Daily Mail said the boy gave them an exclusive interview, insisting he instigated the relationship with Laura Caron, and he doesn't want her to face any charges.

More than that, the boy, who is now 19, "insists he doesn't feel like a victim, loves Caron with all his heart, and is hoping they can be a family soon".