By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Monmouth County announced that a former Wall Township High School teacher is now facing additional charges for having an explicit relationship with another student.
Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said Julie Rizzitello, 36, of Brick Township, has been charged with one count of second-degree Explicit Contact and one count of third-degree Witness Tampering.
Officials stated that, as a result of the continued investigation involving members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Bureau and Wall Township Police Department, assisted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the Brick Township Police Department, it has been revealed that Rizzitello's alleged criminal conduct began in 2017 with another student.
According to officials, on multiple occasions in Brick Township – Rizzitello allegedly engaged in various explicit acts with the second victim.
The collaborative investigation resulted in charges being filed both in Monmouth (on the Wall offense) and Ocean (on the Brick offense) counties, officials said.
Officials say Rizzitello was arrested without incident Wednesday, July 3, and transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI), where she remains incarcerated pending a detention hearing scheduled to take place in Monmouth County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 23, before the Honorable Judge Marc C. Lemieux.
Authorities say anyone with information about Rizzitello’s activities is being urged to contact MCPO Detective Jose Rodriguez at 800-533-7443 or Wall Township Police Department Detective Devin Corso at 732-449-4500.