Lawsuit: Student shared explicit images of teacher from his private Instagram account

by WKRC Mon, May 25, 2026 at 4:23 PM A New Jersey teacher is filing a lawsuit against a student and her family, alleging the student shared explicit images of the teacher that were posted on his private Instagram account. (Photo Illustration by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) BERKELEY TOWNSHIP, N.J. (WKRC) — A New Jersey teacher is filing a lawsuit against a student and her family, alleging the student shared explicit images of the teacher that were posted on his private Instagram account. Daniel Torsiello is a history teacher and basketball and volleyball coach at Central Regional High School. In his defamation lawsuit, in which he’s seeking $1 million, he states that the defendant sent screenshots of his photos to other students, leading to Torsiello being placed on administrative leave, per PEOPLE. The suit also claims that subsequent social media posts and comments falsely accused Torsiello of being in an inappropriate relationship with the student and that he is in danger of losing his other job as a volleyball coach at a community college. According to the suit, the student gained access to Torsiello’s personal and private account after he gave her access to the Instagram account for the school’s girls’
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