Middle school teacher arrested in alleged prostitution scheme at casino hotel
The Middle Township middle school teacher was fired after allegedly helping restrain a man during a prostitution-related robbery in a casino hotel room.
TL;DR
- Amanda Crafts, a 35-year-old computer teacher, was arrested in connection with an alleged prostitution scheme.
- She and her friend, Veda Engel, are accused of restraining a man, forcing sexual acts, and robbing him in a casino hotel room in Atlantic City.
- Crafts stated she was a teacher and had never been arrested before, attributing her situation to being in the "wrong place at the wrong time."
- Engel has a history of prostitution-related charges.
- Crafts was fired from her teaching position following the arrest.
- Both women were released on pretrial conditions, requiring them to check in with the court bi-weekly.