Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Exteacher to serve full sentence
Nicole Jacques had petitioned for an early end to her court supervision; she was convicted of having a sexual relationship with a teen
NORRISTOWN >> A Hatfield Township woman and former teacher at Calvary Baptist School in Towamencin, who was convicted of having an inappropriate relationship with a teenager, has lost her bid for early termination of her probationary period.
Montgomery County Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy on Friday denied Nicole Jacques’ request to be released 1½ years early on a to tal five-year term of court supervision. The judge did not elaborate on her decision in the onesentence order.
County Assistant District Attorney Bridget C. Gallagher, who opposed any early release from supervision for Jacques, was pleased about the judge’s decision.
“The defendant clearly demonstrated that supervision is required. Her conduct leading to the arrest, having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old former student, demonstrates an absolute need for further supervision,” Gallagher said on Friday.
Demchick-Alloy imposed the original sentence against Jacques in 2013. The judge’s latest ruling means Jacques, 30, will have to fulfill all the requirements of the original sentence.
In August 2013, Jacques, then 27 and living in the 2000 block of Maple Avenue, was sentenced to 11 ½ to 23 months in the county jail, to be followed by three years’ probation, after she pleaded guilty to a felony charge of corruption of a minor in connection with incidents that occurred between February 2011 and February 2012 with a 15-year-old boy she once taught. Essentially, with parole and probation, Jacques was to be under court supervision for about five years.
Jacques was granted parole on June 1, 2014, according to court papers. While serving her
parole and probationary periods, Jacques has been working two jobs as a dispatcher for two limousine services, according to court documents.
As part of her sentence Jacques also has to report her address to state police for 15 years in order to comply with the state’s Sexual Offender Registration and Notification Act. About 11 ½ years remain on that reporting period, according to court documents.
Last month, defense lawyer Matthew Taylor Wilkov filed court papers seeking early termination of Jacques’ probationary period, arguing she “has been totally compliant with all aspects of her probation.”
Wilkov maintained Jacques successfully completed all counseling and therapy required by the adult probation department and demonstrated there is no need for further supervision.
Jacques met the 15-year-old youth through her former job at Calvary Baptist School, according to an affidavit of probable cause. Jacques resigned her teaching position in 2011 but continued to communicate with the teenager, police alleged.
The boy’s father contacted Hatfield police in February 2012 about the relationship between Jacques and his son, according to an arrest affidavit filed by Hatfield Township Police. The father, after reviewing a cellphone bill, observed “an excessive amount of texts and phone calls” coming from a land line phone and a cellphone linked to Jacques, according to the criminal complaint.
A Verizon statement showed 1,168 text messages between Jacques and the teenager between Jan. 23 and Feb. 9, police alleged. Also, 37 phone calls between Jacques’ land line and the boy’s cellphone were documented, according to court documents.
During an interview through the Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center, the boy revealed that he and Jacques had sexual contact about 70 times between February 2011 and February 2012, according to the arrest affidavit. The boy told authorities that he and Jacques “were involved in a romantic relationship” during that time.
The encounters occurred at Jacques’ apartment, according to the arrest affidavit.
After leaving her teaching post, Jacques reportedly worked for a bank.
Other charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault and unlawful contact with a minor were dismissed against Jacques at the time of sentencing.