Teacher who allegedly had baby with 13-year-old student admits to child sex crime — despite victim saying he wasn’t raped

A former elementary teacher in New Jersey pleaded guilty to a child sex crime after authorities alleged she gave birth to a baby fathered by one of her students when he was just 13 years old.

Laura Caron, a 36-year-old former elementary teacher, pleaded guilty Oct. 28 to the charge of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child with sexual conduct.

‘I wasn’t groomed or raped or manipulated by her. She never initiated anything. I started everything.’

The Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement that Caron’s plea deal calls for a five-year New Jersey state prison sentence, but she is not scheduled to be sentenced until Jan. 8, 2027.

Caron also must forfeit her teaching license and all future public employment.

Following her prison sentence, Caron must