Ex-Marlboro Chief Robert Holmes Found Not Guilty of Sexual Assault

Former Marlboro Police Chief Robert Holmes, 64, was found not guilty on Friday of all five charges brought against him, including sexual assault of a teenage girl.

Holmes was accused of allegedly sexually abusing a local girl for two years, by serving her alcohol before allegedly sexually abusing her from the time the alleged victim was 12 to 14-years old.

Assistant Monmouth County Prosecutor Peter Boser alleged before the jury that Holmes repeatedly used a mix of Captain Morgan and Coca Cola before what the prosecution named the "first incidence of sexual assault" in April 2005.

The not guilty verdict comes more than two years after Holmes was initially indicted. The 2009 indictment alleged the events in question occurred from 2005 to 2007, with one girl who was 12 to 14 years of age over that period of time. A county investigation found Holmes allegedly engaged in sexual acts with the minor.

According to the Asbury Park Press, Superior Court Judge Richard W. English had dismissed two charges of seven after a witness for the prosecution admitted she was wrong about some of the dates of alleged incidents.

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Holmes is a member of Marlboro's $100k pension club, reportedly a pension he is currently living off of until last July when his pension was suspended.

Holmes retired in 2009 before his indictment, but his pension totals $106,010 per year.

Holmes is also currently a Marlboro Township fire commissioner in District 3.