FORMER HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER CHARGED WITH THE SEXUAL ASSAULT OF HIS STUDENT
" Joseph DePuglio Of Ewing Has Been Charged With Sexual Assault For Having A Sexual Relationship With A Student From 1998 Through 2000."
Wednesday, March 29, 2023, 4:31 P.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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HAMILTON, NJ.- Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri reported that on Monday, March 27, 2023, a Former Steinert High School Teacher was Arrested and Charged with Sexual Offenses for having an inappropriate Sexual Relationship with a Student back in 1998 and continuing through 2000.
The Victim, now an Adult, reported the Allegations to The Ewing Police Department late last year. An investigation was initiated by Members of The Mercer County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit in conjunction with Detectives of The Ewing Police Department. During the course of the investigation, Detectives interviewed witnesses, including the Victim, and determined that between the years 1998 and 2000, Mr. DePuglio commit the offenses at his Ewing, New Jersey Home, when he was actively employed as the Victims Teacher at Steinert High School in Hamilton, New Jersey.
Upon the conclusion of the investigation, on Monday, March 27, 2023, Joseph DePuglio, 76, of Ewing, was Arrested by Members of The Mercer County Special Victims Unit and Detectives of The Ewing Police Department and Formally Charged with One Count of Second Degree Sexual Assault; and One Count of Second Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Mr. DePuglio was Processed on the Charges and Released pending future Court Proceedings in Mercer County State Superior Court.
The investigation remains active and ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Mercer County Special Victims Unit Detective Jonathan White at (609) 989-6399 or Detective Andrew Condrat of The Ewing Police Department at (609) 882-1313 ext. 7583.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
FILED UNDER MARCH 29, 2023: LAW, MERCER: