Middle school teacher arrested in alleged prostitution scheme at casino hotel

Amanda Crafts, a computer teacher from Middle Township Middle School, was arrested along with Veda Engel for allegedly restraining a man, forcing sexual acts, and robbing him in an Atlantic City casino hotel room. Crafts claims she was in the wrong place at the wrong time, while Engel has prior prostitution-related charges. Both were released on pretrial conditions.

• Amanda Crafts, a 35-year-old computer teacher, was arrested in connection with an alleged prostitution scheme.
• She and her friend, Veda Engel, are accused of restraining a man, forcing sexual acts, and robbing him in a casino hotel room in Atlantic City.
• Crafts stated she was a teacher and had never been arrested before, attributing her situation to being in the “wrong place at the wrong time.”
• Engel has a history of prostitution-related charges.
• Crafts was fired from her teaching position following the arrest.
• Both women were released on pretrial conditions, requiring them to check in with the court bi-weekly.