NJ State Prison teacher Chong-Hwa Chang accused of having sexual relationship with convicted murderer

A teacher at the New Jersey State Prison was arrested after she allegedly had sex more than 20 times with an inmate who reportedly impregnated her twice.

Chong-Hwa Chang, 42, confessed to having a sexual relationship with 35-year-old convicted murderer Rashid Walker, according to prosecutors. 

A diary in which Chang detailed the couple's trysts at the Trenton prison was discovered during a search of her home, authorities said.

The joual also detailed Chang's two pregnancies during the relationship. Chang miscarried in one and underwent an abortion after she leaed of the second, according to The Trentonian. 

Chang, a naturalized citizen who was bo in Korea, was arrested on January 29 after the New Jersey Department of Corrections Special Investigations Division launched an inteal investigation.

The basic adult education teacher, who has a master's degree from Rutgers University, was then immediately fired from the prison, according to The New York Daily News. 

The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office obtained a warrant to search her home, where they found the joual as well as incriminating evidence on her phone. 

Prosecutors said it appeared Chang shared intimate photos with the inmate and was also close with his family, giving them gifts and attending the wedding of a relative.

Chang has been charged with a single count of second-degree sexual assault.

Although it appears her relationship with Walker was consensual and although he was not her student, prosecutors said Chang is being charged because of her supervisory role in the prison.

Joshua Markowitz, Chang's lawyer, said she had no control over Walker's actions and has no prior criminal record. He added that she is the mother of two children from a previous relationship. 

Walker was convicted in 2004 for murdering 23-year-old Javid Patel, a coin laundry manager, during an armed robbery. 

He is serving a 60-year sentence and will not be eligible for parole until February 2053.