A teenage boy who claims he impregnated his 28-year-old New Jersey teacher when he was 13 is supporting her despite her arrest, asserting that he initiated the relationship.

The boy, whose identity is being protected by DailyMail.com, emphasized in an exclusive interview that Laura Caron, now 34, should not be on trial and criticized those labeling her as a predator.

Caron, a former college basketball player, awaits trial and potentially faces a decade behind bars on allegations that she sexually assaulted the boy, who had moved in with her at the age of 11.

But the boy in question – who is now 19 years old – insists he doesn’t feel like a victim, loves Caron with all his heart, and is hoping they can be a family soon.

Prosecutors say she preyed on the youngster and subjected him to years of abuse before allegedly having his child in 2019.

Reportedly, the pair kept the romance secret, and Caron supposedly told friends at a baby shower that the father was ‘out of the picture’.

The relationship only emerged years later when the boy’s father saw a photograph of Caron’s then-toddler daughter and noted the uncanny resemblance with his son.

Now Caron, if convicted, could be facing a decade behind bars on aggravated sexual assault in a case that has sent shockwaves through the school and local community.

In an interview with DailyMail.com, the boy said she shouldn’t be jailed and insists he was ‘wasn’t groomed’ by Coran.

The young alleged victim, now an adult, spoke to DailyMail.com about his relationship with Laura Caron, the teacher charged with aggravated sexual assault. He insists she is not a predator and should not be facing trial

He added that he isn’t allowed to talk to the child as the case makes its way through the courts. 

‘They need to drop all charges. I wasn’t groomed or raped or manipulated by her. She never initiated anything,’ he told DailyMail.com.

‘I started everything. If it was up to me she wouldn’t have been in jail. It’s been six or seven years. I’m 19 about to be 20.’

The teen rejected any suggestion the alleged abuse happened when he was 11, calling the allegations ‘crazy’.

Caron declined to comment on the sordid allegations as she left a bail hearing in Cape May, New Jersey, on January 21. 

She was photographed looking stressed as she emerged from court, but did not respond to questions. 

Caron is scheduled back in court on February 25 for another hearing. 

Caron is pictured leaving the Cape May County Correctional Facility earlier this month 

Caron, a fifth-grade teacher and basketball coach at Middle Township Elementary School #2 located in Cape May Court House, met the boy after teaching his older sister. 

His parents saw how their daughter was thriving under Caron’s guidance, and wanted the same for their son. 

She quickly became friends with the boy’s mother, who brought her closer to the family.

They trusted Caron to care for their son and two other children so much they let them stay in her house overnight. 

Caron ended up taking them to afterschool basketball practices and helping them with their homework.

The overnight stays became more frequent and full-time.

Caron allegedly told friends the dad was ‘out of the picture’. No one in the boy’s family suspected that he could be the father

Caron worked as a fifth-grade teacher at Middle Township Elementary School Number Two located in Cape May Court House, New Jersey 

It was during that period that Caron got pregnant. Her baby was born in 2019. 

No one in the boy’s family suspected that he could be the father. 

Caron had attended Cabrini University in Pennsylvania and was a standout basketball star. Source: Cabrini University 

In December, when the boy’s father saw a photo of Caron’s daughter, he was alarmed by the likeness with his son.

He contacted the authorities and the police opened an investigation.

Caron, who was living with her mother, continued to teach at the elementary school after her daughter was born.

Her mother Kathleen Douglass was babysitting her granddaughter – up until her arrest on January 15.

Her bail conditions include having no contact with the baby’s alleged father. 

The order from the court, he says, has been difficult to deal with.

‘I can’t talk to them. I wish I could but I can’t and it sucks,’ he told DailyMail.com.

Seeing the stories out there of Caron being called a ‘predator,’ has also been tough, he added.

‘I’ve seen it all and its crazy’ he said. ‘The media is weird for staying that stuff.’

Caron wears an orange jumpsuit and her hands and feet were shackled during her first court appearance on January 16 

He blamed his father for the fallout. 

‘All of this started with a Facebook post from my father,’ he told DailyMail.com. ‘I didn’t want her violated like that.’

He didn’t elaborate but said they are now estranged. 

‘This stuff is so deep,’ he explained. ‘Like the world has no idea what she has done for my family.’ 

‘I love her with all my heart. She was there for me and my family.’

The teen is a standout athlete and is hoping to get into a top college program.

Since the story broke he has been trying to stay focused, but admits it has been ‘a lot’.

Caron’s attorney John Tumelty claimed the state made a ‘conscious decision’ to make an arrest before DNA testing was complete.

He added that there’s no current evidence that proves Caron’s daughter is related to the victim, according to 6ABC Action News. 

‘And only after the arrest, they get search warrants for her DNA. 

‘They got the victim’s DNA, voluntarily from him, and they have a search warrant for my client’s five-year-old daughter for her DNA. 

‘And that will take months for that evidence, that biological evidence, to be obtained, sent to the lab, and processed,’ he said.

DailyMail.com reached out to Tumelty but he did not respond to our request for comment.