CLIFTON — Authorities have arrested a female social studies teacher on charges of sexually assaulting a male student.

The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office says 26-year-old Kristin Leone is accused of engaging in sexual conduct with the 16-year-old youth on two occasions.

Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes says detectives began investigating allegations against the Clifton High School teacher on Monday. Leone was arrested later in the day and released on $100,000 bond.

Leone’s attorney, Ronald Ricci, says his client plans to plead not guilty to the charges.

The social studies teacher allegedly had two encounters with the teenage boy in April, including one encounter in a school classroom, according to a report by The Record of Woodland Park.

One encounter took place in a classroom when the teen was being tutored after school, the newspaper reported. The other encounter occurred at the teacher's Clifton home and allegedly involved sexual intercourse, the newspaper reported.

The prosecutor said there were no signs that anyone was coerced, but the relationship was not legal.

A phone number listed for Leone was disconnected. Messages left for officials of the Clifton Department of Education were not immediately returned.

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