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A suspended New Jersey high school teacher pleaded not guilty Thursday after being accused of having sex with a student on at least two occasions.

Jessica Gaeckle, 30, of Galloway Township, is charged with two counts of official misconduct and one count of hindering apprehension, which relates to her allegedly telling the student to destroy evidence when she learned about the investigation, according to BreakingAC.com.

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Because the student was 18 at the time of the alleged relationship, she was not charged with sexual abuse.

Gaeckle was offered a plea deal by state prosecutors that would require her to give up all current and future public employment and serve five years in prison.

The Pleasantville Police Department, which is located just outside Atlantic City, arrested Gaeckle in January following an investigation.

Gaeckle was not working at the Pleasantville Board of Education when charges were announced, the board’s attorney said at the time of the arrest.