Prosecutor: Area Teacher Charged with Repeated Sexual Assault of Student

An area teacher has been charged with several counts of sexual assault and child endangerment stemming from an alleged sexual relationship he had with a student at his school in several places, including Red Bank, Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Julia Alonso announced on Tuesday.

Jesse L. Heubel, 37, of Englishtown, a teacher at Freehold Township High School, has been charged in multiple municipalities with the following:

Red Bank: one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and one count of second-degree sexual assault.

Freehold Township: one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and two counts of second-degree sexual assault.

Englishtown: one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and one count of second-degree sexual assault.

Manalapan Township: one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and one count of second-degree sexual assault.

The multiple-municipality charges stem from the locations where the reported sexual acts had taken place.

An investigation by members of the MCPO Special Victims Bureau, the Freehold Township and Manalapan police departments revealed that the alleged criminal conduct by Heubel began in November of 2025. The investigation determined that Heubel engaged in sexual acts with the victim, who is under the age of 18.

Heubel turned himself in and was transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI) pending proceedings in Monmouth County Superior Court.

Anyone with information about Heubel’s activities is being urged to contact MCPO Detective Julio Casso at 732-431-7160, ext. 2220 or Freehold Township Police Department Detective Tyler Whelan at 732-462-7908.

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