MENDHAM — The high school teacher accused of having sex with one of her students and inappropriate relationships with two others is seeking admission into a program that would spare her criminal charges, the Daily Record reported Monday.

Nicole McDonough, 32, an English teacher who has been suspended without pay from West Morris Mendham High School, applied Monday for Morris County's Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) program, under which McDonough would have to meet a number of conditions during a probationary period. Upon successful completion of the program, charges against the Mt. Olive resident would be dismissed and she would not have a criminal record.

But Denise Arsenault, Deputy Chief of Investigations for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, said due to the charges against her, McDonough would be "presumptively ineligible" for the program, which is reserved for first-time, non-violent offenders.

A Superior Court judge would decide on McDonough's application after hearing arguments from prosecutors and defense attorneys.

Authorities have said McDonough had sexual relations with a student sometime between May 1 and June 20 of last year. She also allegedly had "improper" communications and fraternization with two other students, with one between March and June 2013 and with the other between April and June 2014.

Because all the students involved were 18 at the time, McDonough does not face any sex charges. She has, however, been indicted on second-degree official misconduct charges.

Her attorney, Timothy Smith, has described the case as "overreaching" and "legally flawed."

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