A 37-year-old English teacher has been arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a student in a Monmouth County wildlife management area, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Tuesday.

Jessica Sawicki, of Point Pleasant, a teacher at Hamilton High School West in Mercer County, has. been charged with five counts of second-degree sexual assault and five counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

An investigation involving members of the MCPO Special Victims Bureau, the Mercer County Prosecutor’s Office, and the NJ State Police revealed that the alleged criminal conduct by Sawicki began earlier this year. On several occasions (five), Sawicki allegedly engaged in sexual acts with the victim at the Assunpink Wildlife Management Area in Upper Freehold Township.

Sawicki was arrested earlier this week and transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI), where she remains incarcerated pending an initial appearance and detention hearing to take place in Monmouth County Superior Court.

Anyone with information about Sawicki’s activities is asked to contact MCPO Detective David Sidorakis at 800-533-7443.

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

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