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New Jersey Teacher Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault of 15-Year-Old Student

Sentencing is set for May 7 with prosecutors seeking a 12-year prison term.

Overview

  • Allison Havemann-Niedrach, a former Freehold Intermediate School special-education teacher from Jackson Township, pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated sexual assault in Monmouth County Superior Court.
  • Prosecutors say the unlawful relationship began in January 2024 and continued for about six months until her arrest in June 2024, involving an eighth-grade student.
  • Investigators recovered roughly 25,000 text messages, along with photos and videos, and the teen reported sexual encounters at her home and at hotels corroborated by phone data and financial records.
  • The inquiry began after school staff reported concerns, leading the MCPO Special Victims Bureau and Freehold Borough Police Department to open a case.
  • Under the plea agreement, she will forfeit her teaching license, register as a sex offender, and additional counts from a 2025 indictment are to be dismissed at sentencing.