Warning: This article contains discussion of child abuse which some readers may find distressing
New disturbing details have surfaced following the arrest of a teacher accused of sexually abusing a 13-year-old student and allegedly having a child with him.
Laura Caron, 34, who had been teaching fifth grade at Middle Township Elementary School in South Jersey, USA, for the last 11 years, was taken into custody earlier this month.
She is alleged to have sexually assaulted a male student at her residence from 2016 to 2020, with the abuse purportedly starting when the boy was just 11 years old.
After Caron’s arrest, Middle Township School District Superintendent Dr. David Salvo released a statement saying, “When the district was first advised of the allegations, the staff member was immediately placed on and continues to be on paid administrative leave.”
The accusations against Caron gained attention after a social media post by the victim’s father in December 2024 claimed that the teacher’s child, born in 2019, bore a striking resemblance to both him and his son.
John Tumelty, Caron’s lawyer, stated there is no evidence that Caron’s five-year-old daughter is connected to the victim.
“And only after the arrest, they get search warrants for her DNA,” the attorney remarked. “They obtained the victim’s DNA voluntarily from him, and they have a search warrant for my client’s five-year-old daughter for her DNA.”
“And that will take months for that evidence, that biological evidence, to be obtained, sent to the lab, and processed.”
The victim’s parents reportedly informed authorities that they had become close friends with Caron, to the extent that their children lived with her consistently from 2016 to 2020, according to court documents.
In 2019, Caron gave birth to a baby girl. Darlene Dowless, a friend, told the New York Post: “She had a baby shower. She was happy about it.”
“But she didn’t identify who the father was, at least not to me. She just said that he wouldn’t be involved and was out of the picture.”
On January 15, Caron was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child.
The boy, who has remained anonymous and is now aged between 19 and 20, as reported by the New York Post, informed authorities that he had a sexual relationship with his former teacher and is the biological father of her child.
The boy’s sister recalled that when they lived with Caron, she would go to bed with her brother in the same room only to wake up and find him in Caron’s bed.
Authorities report that she claimed her brother began a sexual relationship with the teacher when he was 11.
If you’ve been affected by these issues or wish to talk to someone confidentially about a child’s welfare, the Childhelp USA National Child Abuse Hotline (1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)) is available 24/7 and takes calls from the United States, Canada, US Virgin Islands, Guam, and Puerto Rico.