NJ Teacher Accused of Pinning Man in Casino Prostitution Scam

WHO:

TMZ - Amanda Crafts was identified as a New Jersey middle school teacher.

NY Post - Amanda Crafts was a computer teacher at Middle Township Middle School in New Jersey.

TMZ - An unidentified man said he met someone connected to the alleged scam.

NY Post - Police accused Crafts of acting as the alleged muscle in an attack involving a sex worker.

WHAT:

TMZ - Crafts was accused of running a prostitution scam that allegedly involved pinning down a naked man.

NY Post - Crafts was arrested and accused in connection with an alleged attack in Atlantic City involving a sex worker.

TMZ - Crafts said she was “strictly there to party.”

WHERE:

TMZ - The alleged man-meeting took place in connection with Middle Township Middle School, according to the article’s excerpt.

NY Post - The alleged attack took place at an Atlantic City casino.

WHY:

TMZ - Crafts said she was at the location “strictly there to party.”

HOW:

TMZ - The alleged scam involved Crafts reportedly pinning down a naked man.

NY Post - Police described Crafts as the alleged muscle in an attack involving a sex worker.

(UPDATED October 24, 2026 20:05 UTC)

A New Jersey middle school teacher has been arrested in connection with an alleged attack involving a sex worker at an Atlantic City casino. Police accused Amanda Crafts of acting as the muscle in the incident. She was identified as a computer teacher at Middle Township Middle School. The allegations also include a prostitution scam in which Crafts reportedly pinned down a naked man. An unidentified man said he had met someone connected to the alleged scam, though the details of that meeting remain unclear. Crafts said she was “strictly there to party.” The accounts describe overlapping allegations tied to an alleged sex-worker attack and scam, but do not provide further details about the charges or the circumstances of her arrest.