The former fire chief for Barrington in Camden County has been arrested on charge he sexually assaulted a child.
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark.
Richard Rettinger, 42, is accused of molesting the child in his Barrington home, according to a statement from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. He faces a charge of second-degree sexual assault, plus multiple counts of criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child, the prosecutor’s office said.
He was arrested near his home Thursday and is currently held in the Camden County jail, prosecutors said. Prosecutors plan to ask a judge to order him held pending trial.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with additional information is asked to contact Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Aquasia Davis at 856-225-8542.
Originally published here by NJ.com
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