Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on November 18, 2024, Douglas Bollinger, 57, of Neptune City, pled guilty to Endangering the Welfare of a Child before the Honorable Dina M. Vicari, J.S.C., in connection with incidents that occurred in 2019. At the time of his sentencing on January 10, 2025, Bollinger will be sentenced to Parole Supervision for Life. He will also be subject to the terms of Megan’s Law as well as Nicole’s Law, which permanently prohibits him from having any contact with his victim. Bollinger will also be required to permanently forfeit any future public employment and teaching certifications in the State of New Jersey.
An investigation conducted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit revealed that between February 2019 and August 2019, Bollinger – while employed in his official capacity as a teacher at the Ocean County Performing Arts Academy – engaged in inappropriate sexual contact with a student in both Point Pleasant Beach and Asbury Park. –
On August 15, 2024, Bollinger was taken into custody without incident at his residence by the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force. He was transported to the Ocean County Jail, and subsequently released as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the diligent efforts of Assistant Prosecutors Kimberly Carr and Victoria Veni who are handling the case on behalf of the State, and commends the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, Lakehurst Police Department, Manchester Township Police Department, Point Pleasant Beach Police Department, Asbury Park Police Department, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, and United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force, for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation.