Nicole Kurowski, 27, physical education teacher & cheerleading coach at Tulpehocken Area Junior / Senior High School, Tulpehocken Area School District, Bernville, Pennsylvania, "charges involving a physical and sexual relationship with a 17 year old male student " CBS Local Philadelphia: Berks County Teacher Accused Of Having Sexual Relationship With Student (Nov 6 2013) The investigation all began after the school recently received a tip in an email alleging the teacher was sexually involved with a student. Nicole Kurowski, 27, is now suspended without pay for her job here at Tulpehocken High School, where police allege at times she had indecent contact with the student during school hours ... Dating back to October 2012, Police indicate Kurowski and a then 17-year-old Senior began a sexual relationship, and that phone searches revealed the pair spoke nearly daily which included explicit sexual content, repeated I love you messages, evidence pictures were exchanged as well as other text messages. Pennsylvania State Police say the two went out of their way to hide their relationship, even meeting in inconspicuous places like this area near a senior housing apartment complex. And police allege when the pair would meet here in the area off Route 183 in Bern Township it’s evident they would have sexual contact. Tags:
Fox 43: Berks County gym teacher charged with having sex with student (Nov 6 2013) Investigators recovered thousands of cell phone text messages and dozens of pictures that Kurowski exchanged with the student. Analysis of the messages made it apparent that [Nicole] Kurowski and the student engaged in conversations on a daily basis, both during and after school hours. The messages also confirmed that an indecent relationship existed. They also indicated indecent contact between Kurowski and student during school hours. Police say repeated, “I love you” messages were exchanged. Kurowski also arranged to meet with the student at various inconspicuous locations in the county. They also made efforts to conceal their relationship while in the company of others during school hours. Fox News: Berks Co. Teacher Arrested For Alleged Affair With Student (Nov 7 2013)
Reading Eagle: Tulpehocken teacher had sexual relations with male student, police say (Nov 7 2013) State police said the teacher [Nicole Kurowski] was engaged in a sexual relationship with the student during the 2012-13 school year. Troopers said a few instances of indecent contact occurred during school hours ... [School superintendent] Albert said he was made aware of the situation on Sept. 2, Labor Day. He said he received a tip from a person whom he would not identify. "I got the tip and I immediately got on the phone with the school board president (Scott W. Klopp) and our solicitor (Brian Boland)," Albert said. "I take this matter very seriously." On that same day, Albert contacted state police and District Attorney John T. Adams.
ABC Local WPVI: Berks County teacher arrested for alleged relationshiip with student (Nov 7 2013) Authorities say [Nicole] Kurowski, who currently works at Tulpehocken Area High School, allegedly engaged in an inappropriate relationship with a 17-year-old male student during the 2012-2013 school year. Investigators say they recovered thousands of text messages and dozens of pictures.
Citizen's Voice: Pa. teacher charged in sex assault of student (Nov 7 2013) Nicole Kurowski, a gym teacher at Tulpehocken High School outside Reading, surrendered Wednesday to face charges of institutional sexual assault in Berks County. She is free on $25,000 bail.
Metro: Berks County teacher accused of sex with student (Nov 7 2013) Nicole Kurowski ... is accused of having a romantic and sexual relationship with the student between October 2012 and August, NBC10 reports. Kurowski was charged with institutional sexual assault after she turned herself in to authorities Wednesday. She was released on $25,000 bail. Investigators allegedly recovered thousands of text messages and photos exchanged between Kurowski and the boy.
Washington Post: Pa. teacher, cheerleading coach accused of having sexual relationship with student, 17 (Nov 7 2013) Nicole Kurowski, a gym teacher at Tulpehocken High School outside Reading, surrendered Wednesday to face charges of institutional sexual assault. She was freed on bail ... State police allege that Kurowski had a sexual relationship with a male student both on and off school property during the last school year, and that some of the encounters took place during school hours. Police said they recovered thousands of text messages, some sexually explicit, as well as photos, and they alleged that the two traded messages saying “I love you.” Mercury News: Berks teacher charged in sex assault of student (Nov 7 2013) ABC News: Pa. Teacher Charged in Sex Assault of Student (Nov 7 2013) Newser: Pa. teacher, cheerleading coach accused of having sexual relationship with student, 17: Pa. teacher charged in sex assault of student (Nov 7 2013) WTVQ: Female high school teacher charged in sex assault of student (Nov 7 2013) Galveston Daily News: Pa. teacher charged in sex assault of student (Nov 7 2013) North Jersey: Pennsylvania teacher charged in sex assault of student (Nov 7 2013) Pocono Record: Berks County teacher charged in sex assault of student (Nov 7 2013) Tribune-Democrat: Teacher charged in sex assault of student (Nov 7 2013)
NBC Philadelphia: Gym Teacher, Coach, Accused of Sex With Student Heads to Court (Dec 23 2013) An area gym teacher and cheerleader coach [Nicole Kurowski] accused of having sex with a student on and off school property is due in court today ... Last week at a hearing where she wasn't present, some of the charges were changed to be four counts in total including intercourse with a school student, unlawful contact with a minor, corruption of a minor and child endangerment, according to court records. Kurowski was suspended without pay. She is due in court Monday morning for a formal arraignment.
Guilty A former Tulpehocken Area High School teacher has pleaded guilty to institutional sexual assault charges. Nicole Kurowksi had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old male student during the previous school year, state police said. A sentencing date has not been set. http://www.wfmz.com/news/news-regio...er-pleads-guilty-in-student-sex-case/24844538