Former Marlboro police chief indicted on sexual assault charges
A Monmouth County grand jury indicted a former Marlboro police chief this week charging him with sexually assaulting a child from 2005 to 2007. The defendant is charged with two counts of first degree aggravated sexual assault, two counts of second degree sexual assault, second degree endangering the welfare of a minor, third degree aggravated criminal sexual contact, and fourth degree criminal sexual contact. The defendant retired in December after 36 years on the police force. According to the indictment, the defendant committed the sex crimes against the minor female between April 2005 and March 2007, while the girl was between the age of 12 and 14. As a result, she was unable to legally consent in New Jersey to the sexual activity. The defendant also allegedly provided alcohol to the minor on several occasions and then engaged in sexual acts with the girl in his home. Monmouth County Assignment Judge Lawrence M. Lawson set the defendant's bail at $100,000 and ordered that he have no contact with the victim or her family as a condition of his bail.
For additional information, see the Asbury Park Press article entitled "Indictment: Former Marlboro police chief sexually assaulted girl".
