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Suzanne Russell, @SRussellMyCJ
WOODBRIDGE – A township man who is a girls basketball coach for an Edison Catholic parish is facing aggravated criminal sexual contact charges after he allegedly performed a sex act in the presence of a 14-year-old girl at his home.
Darren Ventre, 40, of the Fords section, was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child in connection with allegedly repeatedly performing a sex act in the teen’s presence, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey.
Carey said Ventre is being held at Middlesex County Adult Correction Center in North Brunswick on $75,000 bail.
According to Carey, Ventre volunteered as athletic director and coach of the girls basketball team at St. Matthew the Apostle Parish, 81 Seymour Ave., Edison. The team included girls from the school and the parish.
Ventre allegedly brought the teenage girl to his home and performed the sex act on a number of occasions over an extended period. The investigation began after the girl told a counselor, who contacted the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Carey said.
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