Former Miss Porter's Teacher Pleads Guilty in Student Sex Case

The former boarding school teacher accused of having a sexual relationship with an underage student has pleaded guilty to a child pornography charge, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.

Joseph Rajkumar, 44, was arrested in March 2013 after allegedly having a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old girl during the 2011-2012 school year at Miss Porter's School in Farmington. Federal authorities said he contacted and enticed the student online.

According to federal prosecutors, Rajkumar, a science teacher and Science Olympiad team adviser, pressured the teen to create an anonymous email account and use it to expose her chest to him through video chat.

A few months later, in November 2011, the two began having a sexual relationship, prosecutors said.

Federal prosecutors said Rajkumar also began to harass other female students both in person and through text message, making comments on their physical appearances and urging them to do "naughty things" in "secret."

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Rajkumar had inappropriate conversations with at least half a dozen female students and had sexual intercourse with one of them.

He pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to one count of attempted receipt of child pornography.

Rajkumar previously pleaded guilty in state court to second-degree sexual assault and was sentenced to 10 years in prison, suspended after 18 months, followed by 10 years of probation.

He could face an additional 5-20 years behind bars and will be sentenced in federal court Feb. 6.

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