Laura Caron, a former New Jersey elementary school teacher accused of sexually abusing a student and giving birth to his child when he was 13, has pleaded guilty to a second-degree offense involving sexual conduct with a child.The plea was announced by the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office on October 30, 2026, and reported by PEOPLE and TMZ on November 1, 2026.Caron, who previously taught fifth grade at Middle Township Elementary School, faces a five-year state prison sentence under the plea agreement. She will also forfeit her teaching license, register as a sex offender, and remain under parole supervision for the rest of her life.Laura Caron's sentencing hearing is scheduled for January 8, 2027.Laura Caron pleads guilty to second-degree child endangerment chargeAccording to PEOPLE's report, Laura Caron pleaded guilty on Friday, October 30, to second-degree endangering the welfare of a child with sexual conduct. The Cape May County Prosecutor's Office announced the plea in a news release. Caron had been charged on January 15, 2025, and indicted in June that year following an investigation by the prosecutor's Special Victims Unit.The investigation began after authorities received a report alleging that Caron had a sexual relationship with a male juvenile victim. Prosecutors alleged that the abuse began when the boy was 11 years old and continued over four years. Caron was a fifth-grade teacher at Middle Township Elementary School in New Jersey at the time of the alleged offenses.PEOPLE reported that investigators alleged that the sexual abuse occurred between 2016 and 2020, while the broader period of the alleged relationship and the boy's residence at Caron's home extended into 2022.Caron's guilty plea relates to the specific second-degree charge. The plea agreement provides for a five-year sentence in New Jersey State Prison. Allegations involving the student, pregnancy and sentencing conditionsThe case also involved allegations that Laura Caron gave birth to a child fathered by the student when he was 13 years old. According to a probable cause statement obtained by PEOPLE, Caron gave birth to a daughter in 2019, when she was 27. The victim's sister told investigators that her brother had claimed to be the child's father.TMZ @TMZLINKNJ 5th Grade Teacher, Accused of Having 11-Year-Old Student's Baby, Pleads GuiltyThe five-year prison term is subject to an assessment before Caron begins serving her sentence. In a statement quoted by TMZ, the Cape May County Prosecutor's Office said Caron would be evaluated at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel. The assessment will determine whether she is classified as repetitive and/or compulsive, a finding that could affect her sentence.Following her prison term, Laura Caron will be required to register under Megan's Law and remain under parole supervision for the rest of her life.