Teacher who ‘gave birth to 13-year-old’s baby’ was friends with his mom and acted as his guardian. What we know
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The victim’s father reportedly posted on Facebook last month, pointing out that the teacher’s baby looked very similar to him and his son. A 5th-grade teacher in New Jersey is accused of having a child with a 13-year-old student — she is now facing a string of charges.
![[New Jersey teacher Laura Caron during her virtual court hearing after being accused of giving birth to a son fathered by a 13-year-old student]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/17/10/New-Jersey-teacher-Laura-Caron-during-her-virtual-court-hearing.jpg)
Prosecutors have accused Laura Caron, 34, of having an “inappropriate sexual relationship” with a student from 2016 through 2020, when the student was living with her. He was 11 years old when the alleged abuse began, prosecutors say. In 2019, Caron gave birth to a child, who is believed to have been fathered by the student.
![[Laura Caron was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child on January 15]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/16/11/laura-caron.jpg)
Authorities arrested her Wednesday without incident. She remains behind bars in Cape May County. Here’s everything we know about Laura Caron. Caron was originally from Warrington Township, Pennsylvania, less than an hour outside of Philadelphia. It’s not immediately clear if Caron is married or has other children. The Independent reached out to the prosecutor’s office for more information.
The student and his brother were in Caron’s 5th grade class, 6ABC reported. Their parents befriended Caron over the years and even trusted their children to stay at the teacher’s home from time to time, the complaint says. The children visited just once or twice per week at the start, but then they started permanently living with the teacher.
