Ex-Wall High School Teacher Charged With Sexual Assault Of Student

WALL, NJ — A former teacher at Wall Township High School has been charged with sexual assault, accused of having a sexual relationship with a student, authorities said Thursday.

Julie Rizzitello, 36, of Brick Township, who was an English teacher at Wall High School, is charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, third-degree witness tampering, and three counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago and Wall Township Police Chief Sean O’Halloran said in a joint announcement.

Rizzitello resigned from her teaching position earlier in the week, authorities said.

Authorities did not say what led to the investigation. Detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Bureau and the Wall Township Police Department, assisted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the Brick Township Police Department, learned the alleged criminal conduct by Rizzitello began earlier this year, authorities said.

Authorities allege Rizzitello "engaged in various sexual acts with the victim" on multiple occasions and in at least three jurisdictions: Belmar, Brick, and Wall.

Charges have been filed in both Monmouth and Ocean counties, authorities said.

Rizzitello was arrested Wednesday and is being held at the Monmouth County jail pending a detention hearing in Monmouth County Superior Court, authorities said.

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.