A 60 year old New Jersey teacher has been charged with 4th degree criminal sexual contact with fondling a 19 year old woman. North Warren Regional High School Spanish teacher Walter J. Brandt was arrested after apologizing to a 19 year old woman for fondling her breasts.
The alleged contact occurred [March 31] in Brandt's home, court records show. The 19-year-old victim went to authorities, who recorded a subsequent conversation between her and Brandt with her consent, according to court records.
Authorities arrested Brandt on [April 1]. Independence Township police asked that the Warren County Prosecutor's Office handle the investigation because he is a former township official. He served on the Independence Township Committee from Jan. 1, 1997, through 2005.
Brandt, employed with the school since Noverber 1998, was suspended with pay from his $56,025 / year job April 1, according to North Warren Regional Superintendent Brian Fogelson. Judge John Pursel of Superior Court in Belvidere heard his preliminary hearing, where he was released on bail under conditions including no contact with the victim or any minors.
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