A teacher arrested for allegedly having sex with his pupil has been accused of sending sexually suggestive text messages to the child. Ashley Fiesler, 36, was accused of grooming a boy since he was 12 and having sex with the former Orchard Valley Middle School student in Washington Township at least six times.
However, her lawyer argued that the victim was involved in sending obscene messages. Defense lawyer, Rocco Cipparone, told the court: “He is not sending messages like a child. His messages are as graphic and direct as I have seen from an adult. I’m not saying he is not of age yet, but it is not like the scenario of a child in the woods that Ms. Finley is creating from the perspective of risk and danger.”
County Prosecutor Kylie Finley shared with the jury messages between 7,500 people exchanged over a six-year period. The court heard the teacher had asked her to describe sexual relationships she had had with other girls her age.
Prosecutors alleged that she also offered to buy the boy a sex toy and cut his pubic hair in messages, and asked him to send her photos. When the victim turned 16, Fischler allegedly had sex with her in his car and in a school classroom.
The teen reportedly “tried several times to break off the relationship”, but Fiesler did not allow it. new post. In one message, the boy allegedly wrote: “You took away my innocence from me.”
On January 20 this year, prosecutors said he told Fischer: “I don’t want you in my life anymore. As I get older and I look at the situation, I can’t help but see you as manipulative and selfish.”
The student reported the alleged abuse to local police in January.
Defense lawyer Cipparone argued that the state had selected certain messages out of context to make the events appear worse.
He argued: “The state’s evidence leaves something to be desired; it is the contextual, selective, sensual texts that will be challenged.” He also claimed that there was no evidence that Fiesler had sexually assaulted the boy when he was a teenager.
The former social studies teacher was charged with first-degree sexual assault of a minor. She was charged with one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and one count of second-degree official misconduct.
Judge William Ziegler signed a restraining order barring Fischler from having any contact with the victim. He only spoke to a judge in court on Wednesday to confirm his identity, and he is currently behind bars while the judge decides whether he can be released on bail.
If convicted, the most serious charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison, while both second-degree charges carry a maximum sentence of 10 years.
