Ex-Teacher, Wrestling Coach Indicted For Criminal Sexual Contact Worked At Dozens Of NJ Schools

A former special education teacher and college wrestling coach who worked for dozens of New Jersey schools and youth programs has been indicted for endangering the welfare of a minor, filming/possession of child exploitive material, and criminal sexual contact, authorities said.

New Jersey wrestling coach and Sayreville special education teacher John Denuto was indicted on multiple sex assault and child pornography charges.
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Jon Craig

04/23/2021 5:35 p.m.

John M. Denuto, 44, of Spotswood, was indicted on more than two dozen counts of charges relating to child endangerment, invasion of privacy, possession of child pornography witness tampering and more, according to Middlesex County Yolanda Ciccone and Chief John Zebrowski of the Sayreville Police Department.

Previously a special education teacher at the Sayreville Middle School and former wrestling coach at the Union County College, Denuto was also associated with the following schools, organizations and clubs, according to the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office:

Rhino's Wrestling Club - Morganville
CJA Wrestling Club - East Brunswick
Pennsville High School - Pennsville
Raritan High School - Hazlet Township
Saint John Vianney - Holmdel
Sayreville Middle School - Sayreville
Sayreville High School - Sayreville
Middletown North High School - Middletown Township
Monroe High School - Monroe
Peddie High School - Hightstown
South Brunswick High School - South Brunswick
Saint Joseph High School - Montvale
Union County College - Cranford
Camden Catholic High School - Cherry Hill
Johnson High School - Clark
St. Thomas Aquinas High School (formerly Bishop Ahr HS) - Edison
Woodbridge High School - Woodbridge
7th & 8th Grade Woodbridge Recreation Program - Woodbridge
7th & 8th Grade Old Bridge Recreation Program - Old Bridge
Piscataway High School - Piscataway
Spotswood High School - Spotswood
Freehold Boro High School - Freehold Borough

Denuto was arrested Feb. 15, 2020 after an investigation he secretly recorded several adults and had sexual contact with a juvenile.

He is accused of secretly filming several adult victims, and also had criminal sexual contact with a minor, and was in possession of materials that depicted sexual exploitation of children, authorities said.

Denuto had likewise photographed seven other victims’ intimate parts without their knowledge, and inappropriately touched five of those victims, Ciccone and Zebrowski said.

The investigation is active and continuing.

Anyone with information is urged to call Sgt. Daniel Ellmyer of the Sayreville Police Department at 732-727-4444, or Sgt. Julissa Alvarado of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-745-3848.

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