PARSIPPANY — Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department Chief Richard Pantina confirmed that James Wiegand, 43, of Sparta, has been charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child in connection with alleged inappropriate online conversations with a 14-year-old student.
In November 2024, an administrator at Parsippany High School notified the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office of alleged inappropriate behavior by one of the school’s teachers. Wiegand, who was employed as a teacher at the time, is alleged to have sent sexual and suggestive messages to a student using Instagram from September 2024 through November 2024.
Weigand has been subsequently suspended from his teaching position.
As a result of the investigation, Mr. Wiegand was charged on March 13, 2025, with one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, a crime of the third degree, in violation of N.J.S. 2C:24-4(a)(1).
Wiegand has been released under pre-trial supervision with the following conditions: pre-trial monitoring level 2, no contact with the victim, and no unsupervised contact with minor children. He has a court date scheduled for April 21, 2025, before the Honorable Robert Hanna, J.S.C.
Members of the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit participated in this investigation.
Anyone with any information about this investigation is encouraged to call the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at (973) 285-6200 or the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department at 973-263-4300.
Editors Note: The court’s rules require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and/or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.
