FREEHOLD, N.J. — Police are asking for public assistance in a case against a high school basketball coach in Monmouth County. Last month, a Middletown High School North teacher and girls’ basketball coach was charged with sexually assaulting a student, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago reported.
According to reports, that teacher was not fired but placed on administrative leave.
Justin McGhee, 35, of Ocean Township, is facing charges of second-degree sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Santiago said. McGhee, who serves as both a teacher and head coach at the school, was arrested Tuesday and taken to the Monmouth County Jail.
An investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Bureau and the Middletown Township Police Department determined that McGhee engaged in sexual acts with a student under the age of 18, beginning late last year.
McGhee has been placed on administrative leave by the school pending further legal proceedings. Authorities are urging anyone with additional information to contact MCPO Detective David Sidorakis at 800-533-7443 or Middletown Township Police Detective Ricardo Cruz at 732-615-2120.
The case remains under investigation as McGhee awaits court proceedings in Monmouth County Superior Court.
