Jersey Shore town hires attorney to probe claims of beach patrol sex abuse
Updated Apr 30, 2021;
Ocean City officials on Friday said they have hired a labor attorney to investigate allegations of sexual abuse within the Ocean City Beach Patrol that were posted anonymously on social media.
In a statement, a city spokesman said Vanessa E. James of the law firm Barker, Gelfand, James and Sarvas, would “conduct a confidential internal investigation of allegations against Ocean City Beach Patrol employees.”
The allegations - which were shared earlier this month on an Instagram account ocbp predators, - include claims of rampant sexual abuse often committed by older members against younger members of the OCBP. The posts include stories of sexual assault against underage girls along with heavy drug and alcohol use.
Jersey Shore town hires attorney to investigate beach patrol sex abuse claims
Updated 8:53 AM;
Ocean City, N.J., officials on Friday said they have hired a labor attorney to investigate allegations of sexual abuse within the Ocean City Beach Patrol that were posted anonymously on social media.
In a statement, a city spokesman said Vanessa E. James of the law firm Barker, Gelfand, James and Sarvas, would “conduct a confidential internal investigation of allegations against Ocean City Beach Patrol employees.”
The allegations – which were shared earlier this month on an Instagram account ocbp predators – include claims of rampant sexual abuse often committed by older members against younger members of the OCBP. The posts include stories of sexual assault against underage girls along with heavy drug and alcohol use.
Anonymous allegations of bullying, sexual abuse and students sleeping with teachers in exchange for grades are being leveled at Ocean City High School.
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Ocean City High School alumni launched a petition Thursday calling for an investigation into allegations of misconduct by school officials. (Google Maps)
OCEAN CITY, NJ Six former Ocean City High School students launched a petition Thursday calling for an investigation into allegations of misconduct by school officials.
The petition includes more than 50 anonymous accounts of bullying, sexual abuse and negligence that current and former students experienced while attending Ocean City High School. The petition has attracted more than 2,800 signatures as of Monday afternoon.
The petition is urging the State Police, the FBI and the Cape May County s Prosecutor s office to start an investigation into Ocean City High School s faculty, guidance, and administration for disorderly persons offenses, failure to act, reckless endangerment, child endangerment, wanton endangerment, reckless negligence, gross negligence, neglect of duty, failure to report, complicity/aiding and