New Jersey middle school teacher charged with child sexual assault after alleged relationship with student
Key Points:
- Ashley Fisler, a former New Jersey middle school teacher, was arrested on charges including six counts of first-degree sexual assault of a minor related to a sexual relationship with a student in 2021.
- The victim, now an adult, reported the abuse earlier this year, describing multiple sexual encounters in Fisler’s vehicle and classroom, which were supported by incriminating text messages.
- Fisler faces up to 20 years in prison for each first-degree charge and up to 10 years for each second-degree charge, including endangering the welfare of a child and official misconduct.
- She taught social studies at Orchard Valley Middle School in Washington Township from 2014 until June 2023 and is no longer employed in any school district.