RED BANK, NJ – The Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office has charged a Red Bank Regional High School Teacher criminally for a long term-relationship with a student.
Michael F. Canning, 41, an English teacher, allegedly had a sexual relationship with a student enrolled at the school where he teaches. He was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and fourth degree criminal sexual contact.
“An investigation involving members of the MCPO Special Victims Bureau and the Red Bank Police Department revealed that the alleged criminal conduct by Canning began in 2015, when the victim was a junior, and extended into 2019. On numerous occasions during that time, Canning allegedly engaged in sexual acts with the victim at various locations in Red Bank, Little Silver, and Shrewsbury,” Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Monday morning.
Canning was arrested in Oceanport on Saturday and detained at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution.
