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Erica De Palo

Monday, April 29, 2013

Former Teacher Gets Parole After Admitting to Sex with Student

Former West Orange High School teacher, Erica DePalo, 33, of Montclair, was sentenced to a three-year suspended sentence of parole with no jail time Monday afternoon, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said.

The 33-year-old former West Orange High School teacher and Montclair resident who admitted to having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old student was sentenced Monday and will serve no jail time, the Essex County Prosecutor's Office said. Erica DePalo, a former Essex County Teacher of the Year, was sentenced on Monday in Newark Superior Court to a three-year suspended sentence of parole with no jail time. She will also forfeit of her teaching license and be on lifetime supervision under Megan's Law, a spokesperson for the prosecutor's office said. When DePalo acccepted the plea deal in February the interim superintendent of the West Orange School District, James O'Neill, told Patch he was “personally disappointed” and felt the parents …

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Former Teacher Of The Year Accepts Plea In Teen Sex Case

Montclair resident and West Orange High School English teacher Erica DePalo avoids prison with plea deal.

A Montclair resident who was honored as the Essex County Teacher of the Year in 2012 pleaded guilty Tuesday to endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office.  West Orange High School English teacher Erica DePalo, 33, will receive life parole supervision under the terms of the plea agreement when she is sentenced on April 29. She will also be required to undergo a psychological evaluation at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel, forfeit her teacher’s license and never be allowed to seek government appointment, authorities said. DePalo was arrested on Aug. 31 and charged with aggravated sexual assault and a second count of sexual assault for an alleged relationship with a 15-year-old boy…

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