A former New Jersey high school teacher confessed to sexually assaulting two of her students and is now facing ten years in prison.
Julie Rizzitello, who previously taught English at Wall Township High School in Wall, New Jersey, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree sexual assault, according to a report by WBZ News.
Prosecutors are reportedly seeking that Rizzitello be sentenced to ten years in prison, register as a sex offender for life, and have her teaching license permanently revoked.
The 37-year-old, who resigned from her position at the high school just days before her arrest, was detained in July 2024 and accused of sexually assaulting two of her former teenage students on multiple occasions and in three cities across New Jersey.
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