Disgraced teacher, 36, caught after ‘having sex with student in classroom’ blames teen for ‘sending her raunchy texts’
A TEACHER in New Jersey arrested after allegedly having sex with one of her pupils has blamed the victim for sending raunchy text messages.
Ashley Fisler, 36, stands accused of grooming a boy from the age of 12 and then having sex with him at least six times.
However, her lawyer claimed in court the victim is complicit because he sent the teacher several raunchy x-rated messages.
The former social studies teacher at Orchard Valley Middle School in Washington Township went before a judge on Wednesday, only speaking to confirm her identity.
According to county prosecutor Kylie Finley, the pair exchanged around 7,500 text messages over a six-year period.
The contents of these texts included offers to buy him a sex toy and shave his pubic hair.
In other harrowing messages, prosecutors allege she asked the boy to describe the sexual encounters he had with other girls his age.
She also gave him recommendations for spicy movies and even asked him to send her photos of himself.
Her defence attorney, Rocco Cipparone, said: “He’s not texting like a kid.
“His texts are as graphic and direct as any I’ve seen from an adult.
“I’m not saying he’s not the age he is, but this is not a babe in the woods scenario that Ms. Finley is creating from a risk and a danger perspective.”
“The state’s evidence leaves something to be desired, it’s contextual, selective, salacious texts that will be challenged,” he added.
When the victim turned 16, Fisler allegedly had sex with him in her car and a school classroom.
To make matters worse, the teenager “tried multiple times to break off the relationship” but Fisler wouldn’t allow it, the New Post reported.
In a heartbreaking message, the boy allegedly wrote: “You stripped me of my innocence.”
However, Cipparone has accused Finley of cherry-picking messages and taking them out of context to make them look worse.
He also claimed there was no evidence that Fisler sexually assaulted the boy as a preteen.
Judge William Ziegler has since signed a restraining order barring Fisler from having any contact with the victim.
She now remains behind bars while the judge decides whether she can be released on bail.
Until then, Fisler has been charged with first-degree sexual assault of a minor.
She has also been charged with one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of second-degree official misconduct.
If convicted, the top charge could see her spend 20 years in prison, while both second-degree charges carry a maximum of 10 years.
