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BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A former teacher's aide at a Bennington school for children with emotional problems is facing charges she sexually assaulted a student at the school.
Twenty-five-year-old Alexandra Fusco of Bennington pleaded not guilty Tuesday in Vermont Superior Court to repeated aggravated sexual assault of a child, sexual assault of a child under 16 she had care of, and lewd and lascivious conduct.
She's being held without bail.
The Bennington Banner (http://bit.ly/1pdXDra ) reports a 16-year-old told police he had sex with Fusco in the woods near the school and, later, in northern Vermont.
Police say that Fusco sent nude photos of herself to another teenager she knew through the Bennington School.
Fusco's attorney, Frederick Bragdon, says Fusco no longer works in a position of authority over children and had no criminal history.
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