Hannah Marth, 26, has been charged with ‘institutional sexual assault and sexual assault by a sports official,’ after engaging in months-long relationship with member of school Track and Field team

Marth, a teacher in the Easton Area School District in Pennsylvania, confessed to having romantic involvement with the teen in May 2021

The 17-year-old claims the relationship went on from 17 months, lasting to October 2022

Affair alleged Marth started with Martha ‘texting him at 2am and inviting him to her home’ in the early hours of May 22

She was arraigned Thursday afternoon before being freed on a $75,000 unsecured bail 

Hannah Marth, 26, [photo], has been charged with institutional sexual assault and sexual assault by a sports official after engaging in a 17-month relationship with a teen. She allegedly admitted to having romantic involvement with the teen in May 2021

A female athletics coach accused of having a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old male student at a school in Northampton County, Pennsylvania has been charged with institutional sexual assault and sexual assault by a sports official.
Hannah Marth of Lehigh Township has been charged with institutional sexual assault and sexual assault by a sports official, both third-degree felonies, the Northampton County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release Thursday.
Marth, a 26-year-old javelin coach, had a sexual relationship with a 17-year-old male student when she coached in the Northampton Area High School track and field program, officials said
She reportedly, texted the teen and invited him to her residence on May 22, 2021, at about 2am and initiated sexual contact, the Northampton County District Attorney’s office said in a release.
Marth, who is a teacher in the Easton Area School District, confessed to having romantic involvement with the teen in May 2021.

17-yearold student allegedly told police he and Marth were in a relationship that lasted from May 2021 until October 2022. In a statement, the superintendent of the Easton Area School District, said the district was informed of Marth’s arrest by the DA”s office

The teen allegedly told police he and Marth were in a relationship that lasted until October 2022.
‘A trusted relationship between a student athlete, an athlete’s parent, and a coach can be a vulnerable one,’ District Attorney Terry Houck told the Morning Call.
‘An abuse of that relationship shows a coach’s blatant disregard for the well-being of those she or he coached, and above all, the law. This defendant defied that trust when she committed this alleged crime against the victim.’

Marth, an alumnus of Northampton Area High School, was a javelin coach with the school’s track and field program. She’d been a standout athlete and a member of the track and field team when she attended Northampton

A Northampton alumnus herself, Marth had been a standout athlete and a member of the track and field team when she attended Northampton.
She was arraigned Thursday afternoon before being freed on a $75,000 unsecured bail.
In a statement, Superintendent David Piperato told the outlet that the district was informed of the arrest by the district attorney’s office.
‘As a practice, the school district does not comment on ongoing criminal matters or personnel matters,’ he said.
‘However, the school district intends to cooperate fully with the authorities in this matter and will take all necessary action to ensure the safety of our students.’