A teacher has been charged with rape after she allegedly had an affair with a 15-year-old boy she met at her devoutly religious school.
Nicole Jacques, 25, was facing 20 counts of statutory rape, 20 of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, ten counts of unlawful contact with a minor and 20 counts of a corruption of minors.
Ms Jacques, from Hatfield, Pennsylvania, was being held at the Montgomery County prison on $50,000 bail.
She had been reported to police for ‘excessive and inappropriate communication’ by the teenager’s father last month, according to patch.com.
She reportedly met the boy while working as a teacher at Calvary Baptist School in Towamencin.
She quit her job last year and began a relationship with the 15-year-old, according to Hatfield Township Police.
The boy admitted to having sex on many occasions with his former teacher at her apartment but authorities did not believe the relationship started until after Jacques had left the school.
It is not believed that any sexual relationship between the teacher and student occurred on school property. Authorities would not say how long Jacques taught at the school.
The school, which teaches from pre-school to senior high and has a strong focus on religious education, cooperated in the investigation into their former employee.
The 25-year-old was arraigned on Monday by District Judge Harry Nesbitt III on the mostly felony charges. She is due to appear in court on April 4.
Randy Thaxton, chief administrator, told philly.com that he was ‘deeply saddened’ by the arrest but the school had no further comment.
