Sunday, June 10, 2012
Have local and national incidents caused parents to be more cautious in recent years?
Parents trust many people with their kids throughout the courses of their lives, between teachers, coaches, religious leaders and more. But over the past two decades, some of the people who have held these roles have been accused of violating that trust and the children they spend time with. While incidents are not frequently reported, parents have been shocked and saddened when cases of abuse or sexual assault occur. A former Montville teacher and Butler High School track coach has been charged several times in the past three months with sexually assaulting five child victims while working as a first grade teacher in the Montville Township Public Schools district from 2005-2007. Jason Fennes was also accused of having a sexual …
Sunday, June 3, 2012
A total of five victims have now come forward, accusing Jason Fennes of sexual assault.
Two more students have recently come forward, accusing their former William Mason School first-grade teacher of sexual assault, according to affidavits on file with the Morris County Court. Jason Fennes, 37, of Bloomfield, who has been jailed since March, now faces additional charges for an alleged sexual relationship with a Butler High School track athlete he coached in the mid-'90s and for allegedly sexually assaulting two William Mason first-grade students during the 2006-07 school year. The two former students alleged Fennes asked both of them on separate occasions to sit on his lap and touched them inappropriately in the classroom, the affidavit said. One victim said Fennes had her sit on his lap on "four or five occasions," the …
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Victim accused Jason Fennes of a sexual relationship while he was her track coach at Butler High.
A former Montville first-grade teacher who has been jailed on charges he allegedly sexually assaulted two of his students has now been accused of having a sexual relationship with a Butler High School track athlete he coached at the school in the mid-'90s, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said Saturday. According to a statement released by Capt. Jeffrey Paul, a spokesman for Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi, three more victims recently came forward, accusing Jason Fennes, 37, of Bloomfield, of sexual assault. One victim alleged she and Fennes began having a sexual relationship when she was 14 and he was her high school track coach. Fennes was employed by the Butler Board of Education as a track coach at Butler High from the fall of 1996 …
Friday, June 1, 2012
Charges stem from Parsippany, court clerk said.
A former Montville teacher who was charged in March with sexual assault of two child victims was served with new charges Thursday that relate to a third victim between the ages of 13 and 16 years old, according to a Morris County Superior Court clerk. The new charges were filed out of Parsippany. Jason Fennes, a former first-grade teacher at the William Mason School, was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault on an individual between the ages of 13 and 16 and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. According to the court clerk, the alleged incident or incidents that led to the latest charges occurred in the 1990s. UPDATE: Morris County Prosecutor's Office says the third victim has accused Fennes of having a sexual…
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Prosecutor's spokesman said no new details have emerged in case against former Montville teacher.
A little over two months ago, former Montville teacher Jason Fennes was charged with sexual assault after allegedly abusing two child victims. While a spokesman for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said last week there are no new details to be released on the cases, Montville Township Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Paul Fried said school district employees have become more in touch with what constitutes inappropriate behavior since the March arrests. "I think that we've all become more sensitive," Fried said. Fennes, who taught first grade at the William Mason School and was an employee of the district from September 1998 until he resigned in June 2010, was charged on March 5 with allegedly abusing a female student in 2005. On …
Monday, March 26, 2012
Jason Fennes still in jail in lieu of $400,000 bail.
The former William Mason School teacher accused of sexually assaulting two children remains in jail Monday in lieu of $400,000 bail. Capt. Jeffrey Paul, a spokesman for Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi, said the investigation into allegations that Jason Fennes, 37, of Bloomfield, sexually abused a girl in his class in 2005 and one other victim is ongoing. Fennes was arrested on March 5 on charges of endangering the welfare of a child and sexual assault. He was arrested a second time four days later on charges that stemmed from a joint investigation between the Morris County Prosecutor's Office Sex Crimes Unit and Montville Township Police Department. Those charges included first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree …
Friday, March 16, 2012
Former William Mason School parent witnessed hand-holding, but is stunned by accusations.
One parent whose daughter was a student of a former Montville first-grade teacher accused of sexual assault said she witnessed the teacher holding hands with students, but was stunned by last week's charges. Jason Fennes, a former teacher at William Mason School, was arrested twice last week on sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child charges stemming from two separate alleged incidents. Theresa Golowko and her family have known Fennes for the past 10 years. Her children knew him through school and were on his track team while her husband coached alongside him. Her family has traveled with Fennes for athletic events and has seen his involvement and interaction with the Montville community firsthand. "I never witnessed any …
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
District encourages concerned parents to reach out to guidance director, prosecutor's office.
Montville Township Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Paul Fried assured district parents that the safety and well-being of the children remains the district's highest priority as the Morris County Prosecutor's Office continues its investigation into allegations that Jason Fennes, a former William Mason School teacher, sexually assaulted students. Fried sent a letter to parents on Tuesday encouraging them to come forward with any concerns and offering the district's guidance counselors to students for support. "I understand that our families may have concerns that go on for a very long time. Please know we are very committed to the well-being of our children and families. If there is anything I can do to assist you, now or in the future, …
Monday, March 12, 2012
Former Montville educator arrested again on aggravated sexual assault, other charges.
A former Montville first-grade teacher faces additional sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child charges after a second victim came forward this week, the Morris County Prosecutor's Office said Saturday morning. Jason Fennes, who was released on bail earlier this week, was arrested at a Cranford residence Friday night on charges of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Fennes, 37, formerly of Boonton who is now living in Bloomfield, is being held at the Morris County Correctional Facility on $300,000 bail with no 10 percent option. According to Capt. Jeffrey Paul, a spokesman for Morris County Prosecutor Robert A. Bianchi, the latest charges …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Jason Fennes' attorney told a judge the first-grade teacher was cleared of other rumors started by a man with a grudge in 2009, according to reports.
Former Montville Township teacher Jason Fennes has denied charges he sexually abused a first-grade student in his class in 2005 and the charges might be related to separate false rumors that were spread through Montville a few years ago and cleared by a Division of Youth and Family Services investigation, Fennes' attorney told a judge Wednesday, according to a report on NJ.com. The attorney, Julian Wilsey, said the previous rumors allegedly were started by a man whose estranged wife Fennes was dating, had a grudge and continued to harass Fennes, The Star-Ledger and Daily Record reported. Wilsey said he will be seeing if there is a connection to those rumors and the criminal charges. Judge Salem Vincent Ahto said he would consider Wilsey's …
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