South Jersey track coach, aide arrested for inappropriate relationship with student, prosecutor says
A track and football coach in South Jersey was arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student, Camden County officials said Thursday.
Joel Deanley Jr., of Gloucester Township, is charged with sexual assault and endangering a child, according to the Camden County Prosecutor's Office.
Detectives determined that Deanley and the victim — a female high school student — engaged in sexual activity from June through August. The victim told investigators she had sexual contact with Deanley three times this summer, and he admitted to some of the acts, according to a criminal complaint.
The 26-year-old was an aide at Timber Creek High Regional School in Sicklerville. He was also head coach for boys and girls winter track, an assistant football coach, and an assistant for girls spring track, the prosecutor's office said.
No other victims have been identified at this time, the prosecutor said.
CBS News Philadelphia has reached out to Black Horse Pike Regional School District for more information.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Todd Jarrell of the Camden County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit at 856-225-8479 and Detective Daniel Szovati of the Gloucester Township Police Department at 856-228-4500, ext. 3215, or share information via CAMDEN.TIPS.
