El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en mayo 23, 2023, Kyle Banner, 48, del municipio de ladrillo, was charged with Official Misconduct and three counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
En abril 23, 2023, administrators at Toms River Intermediate North were alerted that Banner, a teacher at both Toms River Intermediate North and Ocean County College, posted pornographic photographs of himself to his public Twitter profile. En abril 24, 2023, Banner was suspended from his teaching position without pay.
Una investigación exhaustiva realizada por la Unidad de Víctimas Especiales de la Fiscalía del Condado de Ocean, Unidad de Delitos de Alta Tecnología de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Toms River Township Police Department Detective Bureau and the Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit, determined that students had viewed the pornographic images by accessing Banner’s public Twitter profile. Further investigation revealed that the photographs were taken in his classroom at Toms River Intermediate North. Durante el transcurso de la investigación, Detectives also discovered that Banner sent inappropriate photographs of himself to a student via Snapchat in October of 2022. Detectives also recovered numerous images of Banner engaging in sexual conduct with himself in his classroom at Toms River Intermediate North.
En mayo 23, 2023, Banner surrendered himself to the Toms River Township Police Department. Fue procesado y transportado a la cárcel del condado de Ocean., donde se encuentra actualmente en espera de una audiencia de detención.
“I would encourage parents to have a conversation with their children if they had this defendant as a teacher. If anyone has additional information regarding this investigation, please contact Detective Graham Borg of the Toms River Township Police Department at 732- 349-0150, or Detective Stephanie Bayha of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-929-2027, extensión 3861”, afirmó el fiscal Billhimer..
El Fiscal Billhimer reconoce a la Unidad de Víctimas Especiales de la Fiscalía del Condado de Ocean, Unidad de Delitos de Alta Tecnología de la Oficina del Fiscal del Condado de Ocean, Toms River Township Police Department Detective Bureau and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation.
Los cargos mencionados anteriormente son meras acusaciones y se recuerda a la prensa y al público que todos los acusados se presumen inocentes a menos y hasta que se demuestre su culpabilidad más allá de toda duda razonable en un tribunal de justicia..
RPC. 3.6(b)(6).