NJ middle school band director charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting student, 13

A New Jersey teacher and band director was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a student starting when they were just 13, officials announced.Daniel Burbank, 37, a teacher and band director at Bloomfield Middle School and an assistant band director at Bloomfield High School, was busted Friday in a case accusing him of carrying out the abusive relationship while the student was in middle school, according to the Essex County Prosecutor’s office.Burbank, a Monroe resident, allegedly continued to abuse the victim when they attended high school, officials said.He is facing charges of sexual assault, attempted aggravated sexual assault, sexual contact, criminal restraint, endangering the welfare of a child and luring.Another Bloomfield educator, Leo A.Donaldson, pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting two male students.

Donaldson, a teacher and cross-country coach, was sentenced to seven years behind bars in 2018.Burbank’s criminal defense attorney didn’t immediately return a request for comment Monday afternoon....