New Jersey Woman Guilty of Sex with Boy

(Somerville, New Jersey) A 43-year-old woman, Joann Schwarz, pleaded guilty yesterday before Somerset County Superior Court Judge John Pursel to engaging in sex with a 14-year-old boy.

As part of the deal struck by Somerset County Assistant Prosecutor Kathleen Holly and public defender Robert Gaynor, Schwarz pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual assault and third- and fourth-degree endangering the welfare of a child.[…]

Dressed in a pink and black striped sweater and blue jeans, Schwarz answered "yes" to a series of questions that Gaynor and Holly asked her about the incidents that occurred between Dec. 1, 2008, and May 13, 2009.

During that same time period, in various towns — including Bridgewater and Franklin Township — she engaged in sexual conduct with the youngster, and she knew it would impair the youngster’s morals. She also received a sexually explicit video of the boy on her cell phone, she admitted.

Schwarz was remanded into custody at the Somerset County Jail with bail set at $75,000. Sentencing has been scheduled for November 5 when Schwarz faces a reported three years in prison.