Who is Jennilynne Derolf's husband? Sexual assault accused was married for 16 years
Jennilynne Derolf is making major headlines after the Pennsylvania teacher's aide fatally shot herself in front of her 14-year-old student on August 22, 2021. She is survived by two sons Dante and Kyle and her husband Brian Derolf who she has been married for more than a decade and a half. Her death has sent shockwaves across the country and the conditions under which she died have come as a punch in the gut for the family she left behind.
Derolf died by suicide in front of her male student who she had been accused of sexually assaulting. The 38-year-old teacher's aide was first arrested on July 15, 2021, with allegations that she had violated the teenager. She was charged with multiple felonies which included: involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, unlawful contact with a minor, aggravated indecent assault, arid institutional sexual assault, apart from misdemeanor counts of indecent assault, and corruption of minors.
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Who is Jennilynne Derolf's husband Brian?
Jennilynne's obituary reads, "Jennilynne Derolf passed away tragically on Sunday, August 22, 2021, at the age of 38. Born in Willingboro, New Jersey, Jennilynne was a graduate of Harry S. Truman High School, Class of 2000. She had resided in Levittown for many years. Jennilynne enjoyed photography. She had a great imagination and loved making her children their Halloween costumes. She also had worked for the March of Dimes for a short time. It was a cause very close to her heart.
"Jennilynne is survived by her loving husband of almost 16 years, Brian Derolf and her beloved sons Dante and Kyle. She is also survived by her mother, Susan Cochran (Kent Smith), her sister Jessica Weber, her grandmother Winnie Roepke, her mother-in-law Joanne Newman, father-in-law Bill Newman, brother-in-law Don Derolf ( Christine) as well as many aunts, uncles, and cousins. Service and interment will be private."
Information about Jennilynne's husband is sparse on the Internet, but according to public data, the duo with their family resided in a multiple-family dwelling unit at 18 Grapevine Road in Levittown, Pennsylvania. The house they live in was built in 1954 and the Derolf's purchased it in 2008. The data also reveals he is the same age as his late wife.
Jennilynne Derolf was 'romantic' with her 14-year-old student
Speaking to detectives, Jennilynne's 14-year-old victim admitted the two shared a "romantic" relationship which reportedly started sometime in June this year. They met after days of texting and their relationship soon took a "romantic" turn after which they had sex three times in July 2021. They were physically intimate twice: near Levittown Lake in Tullytown Borough, and another time at a baseball field in Bristol.
Jennilynne was arrested immediately after her sexual assault scandal came to light and was held with a $900,000 bond. At the time of her arrest, Bucks County District Attorney Matt Weintraub said, "The defendant's conduct is not only reprehensible, but criminal. She not only violated the trust required in any student-teacher relationship, but also that trust that children should be able to have in all adults of authority. She will be held accountable for her criminal acts."