MONMOUTH COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE FILES JUVENILE COMPLAINTS AGAINST WALL TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN HAZING INCIDENTS
" A Number Of Students Have Been Charged With Hazing, Attempted Criminal Sexual Contact, Sexual Contact, False Imprisonment, & Harassment."
January 10, 2022 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
FREEHOLD, NJ.- On Monday, January 10, 2022 Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey announced Juvenile complaints have been filed against a number of Wall Township High School Students as a result of two separate investigations conducted by The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.
Juvenile complaints Charging Hazing; Attempted Criminal Sexual Contact; Criminal Sexual Contact; False Imprisonment; and Harassment were filed against the Juvenile Defendants following an investigation into a series of incidents that occurred during September and October 2021 in The Wall Township's High School Football Team's Locker Room.
Following a separate investigation, unrelated to the Hazing investigation, Juvenile complaints Charging Aggravated Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault were also filed against one Juvenile in connection with alleged conduct that occurred outside of School.
" The results of our investigation necessitates the filing of Juvenile complaints against those involved in order to serve the interests of Justice," Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Linskey said.
Specifically, as it relates to the Hazing investigation, Linskey stressed that " it is imperative that victims of hazing, harassment, intimidation, and bullying know that such conduct is not a 'rite of passage' and should not be endured without consequence in order to gain acceptance in social, club, sport or academic settings. We are hopeful that the lessons gleaned from this case foster a renewed focus on actively teaching juveniles in all our schools what conduct crosses the line of acceptability, and what students must do if they are a bystander or victim of hazing, harassment, intimidation, or bullying."
While no information is released regarding most Juvenile Cases, The Prosecutor's Office the above information today in response to intense public scrutiny regarding these matters and a high degree of misinformation circulating with regard to them, as well as in order to educate and inform the community regarding the seriousness of such conduct.
No additional information is being released at this time, and the specific number of Juveniles Defendants is not being disclosed.
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