A former gym teacher from New Jersey has been incarcerated following revelations from a former student about their extensive sexual involvement throughout the student’s high school years.
Lydia Pinto, a 38-year-old former teacher at Bridgewater-Raritan High School, was formally charged on November 8 with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault. The arrest transpired without any complications.
The investigation into Pinto’s behavior was initiated by the Somerset County Prosecutors Office on October 16, prompted by an anonymous email received by the Bridgewater Police Department detailing Pinto’s alleged relationship with the student.
Following the receipt of the email, detectives from the office’s s*x crimes and child abuse unit conducted an interview with the victim, who is now an adult. This crucial conversation took place on October 26, as outlined in a press release by Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald on November 17.
“The victim reported engaging in a relationship with former teacher, Lydia Pinto,” the release read.
“The victim further reported that the relationship turned sexual when the victim was between the ages of 14 to 15 and continued until the victim’s senior year of high school.”
The sexual activity all took place in the Raritan Borough, the prosecutor said.
Pinto coached field hockey and girls lacrosse at the school, per reporting by My Central Jersey, and taught driver’s ed according to a Facebook post on the high school’s page.
Fox News Digital was unable to reach Bridgewater-Raritan School District administrators or the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office for comment at press time.
Upon her arrest, Pinto was booked into Somerset County Jail – seven days later, on Nov. 15, she was released pending her next court date, jail officials told Fox News Digital.
