NEWARK -- A Superior Court judge announced on Monday he had downgraded some of the child endangerment charges against a Maplewood teacher accused of sexually assaulting six male students.
During a brief hearing, Superior Court Judge Michael L. Ravin said he had denied a defense motion to dismiss the child endangerment charges against Nicole Dufault, but he agreed to downgrade some of the charges from second- to third-degree crimes.
Ravin said he had issued a written decision in the matter, and did not specify the reasons for his ruling during the hearing.
After Monday's hearing, Dufault's attorney, Timothy Smith, said, referring to Ravin's ruling, "we're pleased with his decision...to downgrade certain charges."
But based on certain technical issues, Smith added he would be asking the judge to reconsider the decision and dismiss the child endangerment charges.
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