Zach Slater Arrest - Sex Assault by supervisor - Victim 16/17
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Dear Ocean County Prosecutor's Office,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
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Records requested:
The arrest report for Zacahry Slater and a copy of the eCDR complaint W20220001611507 including the statement of probable cause regarding the arrest of Zachary Slater, a former teacher at the Ocean County Vocational and Technical School. A copy of the Affidavit forwarded to the NJ Department of Education State Board of Examiners regarding Zachary M. Slater.
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Yours faithfully,
Sean Nelson Boero
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From: Sean Nelson Boero
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Sent: Monday, January 13, 2025 5:34 PM
To: OCPO_OPRA <[Ocean County Prosecutor's Office request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] OPRA request - Zach Slater Arrest - Sex Assault by
supervisor - Victim 16/17
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Dear Ocean County Prosecutor's Office,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA
and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an
official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request
per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including
all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place
of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New
Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
The arrest report for Zacahry Slater and a copy of the eCDR complaint
W20220001611507 including the statement of probable cause regarding the
arrest of Zachary Slater, a former teacher at the Ocean County Vocational
and Technical School. A copy of the Affidavit forwarded to the NJ
Department of Education State Board of Examiners regarding Zachary M.
Slater.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are
not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and
provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Sean Nelson Boero
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Dear OCPO_OPRA,
Thank you so much for the prompt, albeit very disturbing, response.
Zachary Slater was arrested on February 9, 2022 for sexual assault of one of his students that occurred over the course of her sophomore, junior and senior years while attending the Ocean County Vocational Technical School’s Performing Arts Academy in Lakehurst, NJ (2013-2018).
Zachary Slater resigned from the Ocean County Vocational Technical School on November 19, 2019.
On August 31, 2021 a brave little girl (victim) reported her abuse to the OCPO Special Victims Unit.
I do not see these crimes reported on the Ocean County Vocational Technical School Campus Security Report. It does not appear the Douglas Bollinger case made it to the security Report either.
If you could kindly make sure Prosecutor Billhimer and Chief of Detectives Carrington are made aware of this case. N.J.A.C. 6A:16-6.3(d) requires the school to report suspected sexual abuse to the police. Police work is easy, but you do have to show up. If it was not for the bravery and resiliency of a victim to report their own abuse in the Slater or Bollinger investigations we would never know about these cases.
The detectives in the OCPO Special Victims Unit are exceptional but they cannot investigate crimes if they are not reported to them.
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Yours sincerely,
Sean Nelson Boero