Caregiver accused of sexually assaulting nonverbal teen faces more charges, prosecutor says
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
Posted Mar 12, 2021
Edmondo DiPaolo, of Pemberton, is facing three criminal charges, including first-degree aggravated sexual assaultBurlington County Prosecutor s Office
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Edmondo DiPaolo, 34, of Pemberton Township, was arrested after the new charges were filed and was again released during a first appearance in Superior Court, the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office said.
The new charges were made in connection to the same girl, authorities said. They were filed after law enforcement reviewed nearly 200 hours of footage that authorities say showed additional abuse during the five months when DiPaolo was working as the girl’s caregiver in her family’s Southampton home.
The victim has been identified as 46-year-old Rochelle Ritter of Burlington.
It happened near the intersection of Sunset Road and Campus Drive around 2:30 a.m. Saturday.
Police said a passerby located Ritter on the roadway and called 911.
She was pronounced dead on the scene.
According to investigators, Ritter was struck by a vehicle traveling northbound on Campus Drive toward Route 130.
The striking vehicle, they said, may have been a tractor-trailer or box truck.
The crash remains under investigation by the Burlington Township Police Department with the assistance of the Burlington County Prosecutor s Office.
Anyone with information should contact either BTPD Traffic Safety Unit Officer Matthew Kochis at 609-386-2019 or mkochis101@burltwppd.com or BTPD Investigations Bureau Det. Ruben Ortiz-Cruz at 609-239-5889 or rortizcruz95@burltwppd.com.
DiPaolo was initially charged with aggravated sexual assault, attempted aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
He faces new charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
DiPaolo, of the 100 block of Daniels Avenue, was taken into custody Thursday. He was released after a court appearance Friday.
He worked for Preferred Home Health Care & Nursing Services Inc., the prosecutor s office said.
It said anyone with suspicions should call New Jersey State Police Detective P. Ryba at the Red Lion Barracks at 609-859-2282.
Jim Walsh reports for the Courier-Post, Burlington County Times and The Daily Journal. His interests include crime, the courts and being first with breaking news. Reach him at jwalsh@gannettnj.com.
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