Married female Democrat teacher, 36, is charged with sexual assault after 'having affair with student' in New Jersey - just days after another instructor's arrest for 'same crime with special needs child'

A married female teacher has been charged with sexual assault over claims 
she had sexual relations with a student in New Jersey.

Julie Rizzitello, 36, is accused of engaging in 'various sexual acts' with 
the student on 'multiple occasions and in at least three jurisdictions — 
Belmar, Brick, and Wall' over the course of the year.

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Rizzitello, who tied the knot with her husband in 2017, was arrested on 
Wednesday and charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, 
three counts of criminal sexual contact and one count of witness 
tampering.

Rizzitello resigned from her role at Wall Township High School earlier 
this week following the allegations.

The former English teacher is currently in Monmouth County Correctional 
Institution where she is waiting for a detention hearing.

Rizzitello's alleged relationship with the student is said to have began 
earlier this year.

Prosecutors claim she engaged in sexual acts with them on multiple 
occasions and across three different townships.

She has now been charged in both Monmouth and Ocean counties.

Rizzitello was reportedly an English teacher who spent 10 years working 
with the Wall Township School District.

She also served as an advisor for several clubs in the area. It is not 
clear if the victim was a student or a member of the club.

Her profile on the school district website was removed on Thursday but an 
archived copy of the webpage was still available.

She is waiting for a court date at Monmouth County Superior Court where 
she will face the charges.

It comes after a special education teacher in New Jersey who describes 
herself online as a 'passionate' educator was arrested for allegedly 
sexually assaulting one of her students.

Allison Havemann-Niedrach, 43, a special education teacher at Freehold 
Intermediate School in New Jersey, was taken into custody, prosecutors 
announced on June 29.

Her arrest came after an investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's 
Office and the Freehold Police Department revealed she allegedly began 
sexually abusing a student earlier this year.

It is unclear how many times she allegedly sexually assaulted the student 
or how old the student may have been, though the intermediate school only 
teaches students from sixth to eighth grade.

Havemann-Niedrach is now facing one count each of first-degree aggravated 
sexual assault and second-degree child welfare endangerment, and was seen 
smiling in her mugshot.

DailyMail.com has contacted the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and 
Wall Township School District for comment.

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