Golf Coach From Red Bank Charged With Criminal Sexual Contact

FREEHOLD, NJ – A golf instructor from Red Bank with a school in Little Silver has been charged with inappropriately touching one of his students, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Little Silver Police Chief Paul Halpin jointly announced Thursday.

Paul Kaster, 46, of Red Bank is charged with third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact, the prosecutor's office said.

An investigation by members of the prosecutor's office Special Victims Bureau and the Little Silver Police Department showed that the incident took place earlier this month at Kaster’s training center, Paul Kaster Golf Coaching, on Oceanport Avenue in Little Silver, the prosecutor's office said.

The victim, an adult female under the age of 21, was meditating during a golf training session when Kaster reportedly touched her inappropriately, authorities said. Kaster was arrested without incident earlier this week.

Anyone with information about Kaster’s activities is urged to contact county Detective Michelle L. Tucker at 800-533-7443 or Little Silver Police Department Patrolman Joseph Calao at 732-747-5900.

Anyone who feels the need to remain anonymous but has information about a crime can submit a tip to Monmouth County Crime Stoppers by calling their confidential telephone tip line at 1-800-671-4400; by downloading and using the free P3 Tips mobile app (available on iOS and Android – https://www.p3tips.com/1182), by calling 800-671-4400 or by going to the website at
www.monmouthcountycrimestoppers.com.

This case has been assigned to Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutors Keri Schaefer and Ashley Behre. Information regarding Kaster’s legal representation was not immediately available.