Police, Fire & Courts

Teacher From Brick Charged in Another Sex Affair With Student

by
Daniel Nee
July 17, 2024

Julie Rizzitello (Photo: Wall Township Public Schools)

A teacher from Brick Township who worked in the Wall Township school system who was already facing charges of having a sexual affair with a student has now been charged with carrying on a second affair.

Julie Rizzitello, 36, of Brick, has been charged with one count of second-degree sexual assault and one count of third-degree witness tampering. She was accused of having sex with a student in numerous local jurisdictions. Though the student was a legal adult at the time, she was charged because she was considered to be in a position of authority over the student.

As a result of the continued investigation involving members of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Bureau and Wall Township Police Department, assisted by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office and the Brick Township Police Department, it has been revealed that the alleged criminal conduct by Rizzitello began in 2017 with another student. On multiple occasions in Brick Township, Rizzitello allegedly engaged in various sexual acts with the second victim, a statement from prosecutors said.

The collaborative investigation resulted in charges being filed both in Monmouth (on the Wall offense) and Ocean (on the Brick offense) counties.

The age of the alleged victim in the second case was not included in the statement.

Rizzitello was arrested without incident Wednesday, July 3, 2024 and transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI), where she remains incarcerated pending a detention hearing scheduled to take place in Monmouth County Superior Court on Tuesday, July 23, before Superior Court Judge Marc C. Lemieux.

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.