{"id":2071316,"date":"2025-10-06T02:19:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T02:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2071316"},"modified":"2025-10-06T02:19:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T02:19:05","slug":"nj-high-school-theater-and-music-teacher-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-teen-student","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/nj-high-school-theater-and-music-teacher-charged-with-sexually-assaulting-teen-student\/","title":{"rendered":"NJ high school theater and music teacher charged with sexually assaulting teen student"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A north New Jersey high school music and theater teacher has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenage student over a prolonged stretch of time.<\/p>\n<p>Pequannock High School teacher William Arnold, 53, faces charges including first-degree aggravated sexual assault following an investigation launched last month by the Pequannock Police Department and the Morris County Prosecutor\u2019s Office after allegations of \u201cinappropriate behavior\u201d were reported by a fellow educator.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"37301412\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<figcaption>Pequannock High School teacher William Arnold, 53, was arrested last week for the student assault allegations.    <span class=\"credit\">William Arnold \/Facebook<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Arnold \u2014 who is a married dad of three, according to his social media profiles \u2014 sexually assaulted the female student on \u201cmultiple occasions\u201d over the last year, according to the Morris County Prosecutor\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n<p>The alleged sexual abuse began when the girl was 15 years old and continued after she turned 16, the prosecutor\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>The theater and music teacher just co-directed a musical rendition of \u201cThe Wedding Singer\u201d before his Sept. 29 arrest. He was placed on \u201cadministrative leave\u201d immediately after he was taken into custody.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><button class=\"button button--modal-trigger\" aria-label=\"Open the image in a modal.\" data-modal-image=\"37301413\"><br \/>\n\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"icon-plus\" fill=\"#fff\" viewbox=\"0 0 1033 1000\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\"><path d=\"M380 364V0h273v355h380v290H653v355H380V645H0V355h380v9z\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n<\/button><br \/>\n<img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.81560284;display:block\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"37301413\" width=\"1024\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/pequannock-township-high-school-stands-112881242.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Pequannock Township High School as seen from Sunset Rd.\" class=\"wp-image-37301413\" 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children, our staff, and our school community. If needed, our guidance counselors are available to all our students and families,\u201d Pequannock Schools Superintendent Michael Portas told the school community in a letter obtained by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nj1015.com\/pequannock-teacher-accused-rape\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NJ 1015.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Arnold\u2019s charges include first-degree aggravated sexual assault, fourth-degree criminal sexual contact and second-degree counts of sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and official misconduct.<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s incarcerated at the Morris County Correctional Facility.<\/p>\n<p>Pequannock is a tony suburb with a population of around 15,000, located about 25 miles northwest of New York City.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A north New Jersey high school music and theater teacher has been accused of sexually assaulting a teenage student over a prolonged stretch of time. 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