Stephanie A. Carafa, 32, was arrested on Saturday for sending explicit pictures and videos and having 'sexual contact' with a student under the age of 16

A New Jersey schoolteacher - who is also the daughter of the Lodi Mayor - has been arrested for sending explicit pictures and videos to a student under the age of 16.

Stephanie A. Carafa, 32, taught at Thomas Jefferson Middle School in Lodi and was arrested on Saturday after an investigation found she allegedly had sexual contact and shared explicit pictures with a student.

She faces charges of aggravated criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child.

The Prosecutor's Office and the Lodi Police Department launched the investigation into Carafa, who worked at the Bergen County school since 2012.

According to her RateMyTeacher page she taught social studies at the school.

She is the daughter of longtime Lodi Mayor Emil Carafa, who was re-elected in 2017. He is the mayor of the township where his daughter taught.

Carafa faces charges of aggravated criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child

Carafa is the daughter of Lodi, New Jersey Mayor Emil Carafa, pictured above with his wife

Carafa was a social studies teacher at Thomas Jefferson Middle School since 2012

Mayor Carafa said his daughter is 'the love of my life, as is my family', to NorthJersey.com.

'There is a process in this country, and that process is the court of law. I know that people in their human nature are inquisitive, and I understand that. I respect their inquisitiveness, but my main concern right now is my daughter,' he said.

She is scheduled for a detention hearing at 9am on Friday.