FORMER WALL TOWNSHIP TEACHER FACING ADDITIONAL CHARGES.

MONMOUTH COUNTY, NJ: TAPinto previously reported that Julie Rizzitello, 36, of Brick Township, a former Wall Township High School teacher was arrested for having a sexual relationship with a student.

Rizzietello has been charged with one count of second-degree Sexual Assault and one count of third-degree Witness Tampering.

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Now she is facing additional charges for having a sexual relationship with another student, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Wednesday.

According to a press release from the MCPO, as a result of their continued investigation involving members of their 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 discovered that the alleged criminal conduct by Rizzitello began in 2017 with another student.

On multiple occasions in Brick Township, Rizzitello allegedly engaged in various sexual acts with the second victim. The joint investigation resulted in charges being filed both in Monmouth County with the Wall Township offense, and in Ocean County, on the Brick offense.

Rizzitello remains in jail after she was arrested without incident on Wednesday July 3, 2024 and transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI). She is in jail pending a detention hearing scheduled to take place in Monmouth County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 23, before the Honorable Judge Marc C. Lemieux.

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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.

This case is being prosecuted by Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Keri-Leigh Schaefer. Rizzitello is being represented by Francis R. Hodgson, Esq., with an office in Toms River.

Despite these charges, every defendant is presumed innocent, unless and until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, following a trial at which the defendant has all the trial rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution and State law.

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