NJ teacher Ashley Fisler groomed boy starting at age 12, sent him 7,500 dirty texts: prosecutors A married former New Jersey middle school teacher had sex with her student and then continued to carry out six years of “grooming, manipulation and abuse” starting when the boy was just 12, a prosecutor argued during a bail hearing on April 1, 2026 Ashley Fisler, 36, had sex with her student and then continued sexting with him for years – as... and then continued to carry out six years of “grooming, manipulation and abuse” starting when the boy was just 12, a prosecutor argued during a bail hearing Wednesday.– as recently as January 2026 – even after the teen told her he wanted her out of his life, Gloucester county prosecutor Kylie Finley alleged. Fisler – who appeared from Salem County Jail by video – looked on during the nearly hour-long hearing, wearing dark green jail scrubs and only speaking to confirm her name, saying: “Ashley Fisler.”Through the years Fisler exchanged disturbing messages with the teen including, offering to buy him a sex toy, shave his pubic hair, asking him to describe the sex he had with girls his age, recommending steamy movies to him and requesting he send her photos of himself, Finley claimed.as she argued for Fisler to be held without bail while her case plays out. Finley explained the pair sent explicit photos of themselves to each other but her office was unable to recover them. Kristi Noem weighs in on report husband lives cross-dressing double life: 'The family was blindsided by this' Judge orders attorney to appear in court after criticizing magistrate for berating IT worker in viral video Shocking pictures of Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband flaunting giant fake breasts revealed — sparking grave security questions Meanwhile, Fisler’s defense attorney, Rocco Cipparone, said his client isn’t a flight risk, as she is married, owns a house and lives near all of her family in the Garden State.Cipparone accused Finley of cherry picking messages and taking them out of context to make them look worse than they really were. And he claimed there was zero evidence that his client ever sexually assaulted the preteen.As for the messages she exchanged with the victim starting when he was 16, the defense lawyer said the teenager’s messages were graphic and mature, adding: “This is not a babe in the woods scenario.” Kristi Noem weighs in on report husband lives cross-dressing double life: 'The family was blindsided by this' Judge orders attorney to appear in court after criticizing magistrate for berating IT worker in viral video Shocking pictures of Kristi Noem's cross-dressing husband flaunting giant fake breasts revealed — sparking grave security questionsMamdani shows no respect for older New Yorkers who are killed — but he has plenty of sympathy for law breakersHailey Bieber swapped her Levi’s 501 jeans for this style — and it’s majorly marked down today Gwyneth Paltrow and Taylor Swift’s necklaces are among the Kendra Scott styles up to 31% off for Prime members todaySee All Queen Elizabeth refused to take Prince Harry's calls without a witness to keep 'a record of what was said': sources Stream It Or Skip It: 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' On Netflix, Where A Troubled Detective Tracks Down A Serial Killer Who Is Terrorizing Oslo