Robbery at Harrah's Atlantic City: Teacher Resigns

New Jersey middle school teacher Amanda Crafts is accused of helping rob a man at Harrah's Resort in Atlantic City. According to the indictment prepared by prosecutors, Crafts was arrested on October 9 and faces charges of theft and conspiracy to commit robbery. The incident allegedly involved the man being stripped and pinned to a bed while a woman named Veda Engel engaged in a sexual act with him.

According to the allegations, Engel abruptly stopped the act and said, "This is what you got for $1,250." Prosecutors claim that while Crafts was holding the man down, Engel used his face to unlock his phone and stole $1,250. Engel is also facing a charge related to prostitution in connection with the incident.

Crafts's lawyer, Charles Peruto Jr., says the police are mistaken. Peruto said his client voluntarily handed her phone to police to show she was online throughout the incident. In his account, Crafts and Engel had met for the first time that night, Crafts had only gone out to have fun, and she had no knowledge of any sexual encounter for payment.

Crafts, a mother of four, taught computer classes at Middle Township Middle School. Her lawyer confirmed that she has resigned from her position. The school district had previously told parents that Crafts was no longer working there, but did not say whether she resigned or was dismissed. At an earlier court hearing, Crafts said she had never been arrested and had simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time.