El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en febrero 28, 2025, Douglas Bollinger, 57, de la ciudad de Neptuno, fue sentenciada por la Honorable Dina M. Vicario, J.S.C., to Parole Supervision for Life relative to his previously entered guilty plea to Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Judge Vicari also ordered that Bollinger 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. Finalmente, Judge Vicari ordered that Bollinger permanently forfeit any future public employment and teaching certifications in the State of New Jersey. Bollinger pled guilty to the charge before Judge Vicari on November 18, 2024.
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.
“Issues in the course of this investigation created challenges in the State’s ability to prove more serious charges against this defendant beyond a reasonable doubt. The victim is cognizant of those issues, and is in support of this resolution,”, afirmó el fiscal Billhimer.. “As part of the resolution in this case, the defendant has been ordered to permanently forfeit his teaching license. Given the nature of the allegations, it was imperative to ensure that Bollinger will never again be in a position of supervisory authority over students,” Prosecutor Billhimer concluded.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the diligent efforts of Assistant Prosecutors Victoria Veni and Kimberly Carr who handled 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.