Woman, 26, pleaded guilty to child endangerment
Published in the Asbury Park Press 06/11/05
TOMS RIVER — A former Toms River Regional district elementary school teacher, who engaged in kissing and inappropriate conduct and conversations with two sixth-grade boys in 2003 and 2004, was sentenced Friday to 364 days in the Ocean County Jail by Superior Court Judge Edward J. Turnbach.
As part of a plea bargain agreement, Robin Gialanella, 26, of Oak Glen Road pleaded guilty to two counts of child endangerment. She must register as a sex offender under Megan's Law, will be under lifetime supervision and must surrender her New Jersey teaching certificate. She must also continue psychotherapy during her incarceration.
Gialanella kissed the boys, who were 11 and 12 years of age and sixth-graders at the Silver Bay Elementary School, where Gialanella was a math teacher. She also allowed both boys to touch her buttocks.
The incidents took place between September 2003 and May 2004, both on and off campus.
Parents said the abuse went on for eight months. She also contacted the two boys after being ordered not to by the court.
