Eric Strand, 57, of Mount Olive, is a social studies teacher at Hopatcong Middle School.
NEWTON -- The Hopatcong Middle School teacher who's accused of having sexual contact with a 14-year-old student posted $100,000 bail on Friday, New Jersey Herald reported.
As reported by NJ Advance Media, Eric Strand, 57, of the Flanders section of Mount Olive, was issued a sexual offender restraining order last week barring him from having contact with the girl, her family or anyone under the age of 18.
Strand, a social studies teacher at Hopatcong Middle School, was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated criminal sexual contact and child endangerment.
Strand, whose case is expected to proceed to a grand jury, allegedly developed an "inappropriate relationship" over the past school year with the girl, who was a student at the school, according to the prosecutor's office.
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