El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en noviembre 18, 2024, Douglas Bollinger, 57, de la ciudad de Neptuno, pled guilty to Endangering the Welfare of a Child before the Honorable Dina M. Vicario, J.S.C., in connection with incidents that occurred in 2019. En el momento de su sentencia en enero 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. –
En Agosto 15, 2024, Bollinger was taken into custody without incident at his residence by the United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force. Fue transportado a la cárcel del condado de Ocean., y posteriormente liberado como consecuencia de la reforma de la fianza de Nueva Jersey.
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, Unidad de Delitos de Alta Tecnología de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Departamento de policía de Lakehurst, Departamento de policía del municipio de Manchester, Departamento de Policía de Point Pleasant Beach, Departamento de policía de Asbury Park, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, and United States Marshals Fugitive Task Force, por sus esfuerzos de colaboración en relación con esta investigación.