Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp and Chief Paul Phillips of the Parsippany Troy-Hills Police Department announce that Scott A. Van Hoven, 48, currently of Hudson, N.Y., and formerly of Parsippany, pled guilty today to one count of official misconduct, a crime of the second degree, and two counts of criminal sexual contact, crimes of the fourth degree. Van Hoven was a music teacher at John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson when he engaged in various sexual acts with a 16 year-old female who was a student at the school. The acts occurred in both Paterson and Parsippany. The defendant faces a sentence of seven years in New Jersey State Prison, subject to a five year term of parole ineligibility.
In addition, the defendant is subject to registration pursuant to Megan’s Law, will forfeit his New Jersey teaching certificates and will be prohibited from seeking future public employment. The sentencing is scheduled for May 27, 2015.