NJ High School Teacher Allegedly Sexually Assaulted Student, Provided ‘Controlled Dangerous Substances’

A New Jersey high school teacher has been arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a student and giving them “controlled dangerous substances” three years ago.

NJ.com reports Christine Knudsen, a 44-year-old graphics arts teacher at Fair Lawn High School, has been charged with second-degree sexual assault by a supervisor of a person under age 16, plus two counts of second-degree endangering by a caretaker. The Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit of the state’s Department of Children and Family learned Knudsen allegedly engaged in sexual activity with a student at her school.

The educator is also accused of “providing and ingesting controlled dangerous substances” with the student.

The victim’s age and gender have not been released, although the charge does indicate they were under 16.