Each alleged victim was 15 at the time of the encounters.ĭufault's two minor children have been removed from her custody. The encounters allegedly took place in the teacher's car and the school's campus in Maplewood, New Jersey, and included oral sex and intercourse, authorities charge. Prosecutors in Essex County say that Dufault, who taught language arts at Columbia High School for nine years, assaulted the boys during the regular academic year and summer school between 2013-2014. People are victimized by juveniles all the time.' 'If the video depicts certain things happening.that doesn't mean my client's not innocent,' he told NJ.com. He did say 'sometimes a video.doesn't tell the entire story She's also accused of lying about her work experience on her resume, listing one former employer where she never actually worked.ĭufault's attorney, Timothy Smith, has not said the video and said after the hearing he could not comment without seeing the new evidence. She was accused of having 'inappropriate sexual conversations in the classroom,' in one complaint. Iosim also argued that Dufault had seen two prior complaints lodged against her at Columbia High School for 'lack of professionalism and her conduct.'
He said the bail was reasonable given both the severity and number of charges, and added that the video meant the likelihood of conviction was very high. The motion was denied by Superior Court Judge Michael R.
She is awaiting trial in Essex County jail.
Her attorneys argued she had not even received a traffic ticket. In investigating the allegations against mother-of-two Nicole Dufault, 34, authorities discovered the video and a piece of clothing she was wearing while searching her apartment.ĭufault is charged with several counts of aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, NJ.com reported.Īt least one other victim is supposedly present in the video.Įssex County Assistant Prosecutor Gina Iosim unveiled new details in the case Friday as the court heard a motion to reduce Dufault's $500,000 bail on the grounds she had no criminal record and longstanding community ties.
Nicole Dufault, 34, is charged with the sexual of three male students and now prosecutors say they have video proofĪ New Jersey high school teacher accused of sexually assaulting three 15-year-old boys in her car and at the school where she taught was even captured on video performing oral sex on one victim.