Bergen County Prosecutor=s Office

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FROM: PROSECUTOR JOHN L. MOLINELLI
DATE: MAY 13, 2010
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Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli announced the arrest of

DERICK JERINSKY (DOB:6/3/1982) of 8 Interstate Street, Suffern, New York on
Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact, Endangering the Welfare of a Child and
Obscenity for Persons Under 18 charges. The arrest came about as a result
of an investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County
Prosecutor=s Office Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit, under the direction of
Chief Steven Cucciniello and the Ramsey Police Department, under the
direction of Chief Bryan Gurney.
On May 12, 2010, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor=s Office Sex
Crimes and Child Abuse Unit and the Ramsey Police Department arrested JERINSKY
after learning that he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with several Ramsey
High School female students while he was working as a volunteer assistant band
instructor for the Ramsey High School Band. JERINSKY is not directly employed by
Ramsey High School and his position with the High School Band is strictly voluntary.
The conduct included JERINSKY engaging in inappropriate sexual conversations, both
personally and through electronic means with the students, displaying inappropriate
images to the students and having direct inappropriate sexual contact with one female
student.
This investigation initiated when one student reported the conduct of JERINSKY
to law enforcement and it was subsequently learned that additional female students
were also victims of JERINSKY’s inappropriate sexual conduct. A total of six (6)
students reported inappropriate conduct on behalf of JERINSKY that ranged from 2008
to May 2010.
Besides being a volunteer assistant band instructor for the Ramsey High School
Band, JERINSKY is a full-time music teacher at Eastside High School in Paterson, New
Jersey.

DERICK JERINSKY was charged with the following: one (1) count of Aggravated
Criminal Sexual Contact-3rd Degree crime, six (6) counts of Endangering the Welfare of
a Child-2nd Degree crime and four (4) counts of Obscenity for Persons Under 18, a 3rd
degree crime.
Bail was set by Judge Donald Venezia, J.S.C. for JERINSKY at
$125,000.00 dollars-no 10% option, no contact with the victims and
surrender Passport, after which, JERINSKY was remanded to the Bergen
County Jail in lieu of bail.
Prosecutor Molinelli said that if anyone has any further information to
provide pertaining to DERICK JERINSKY to contact either the Ramsey Police
Department at telephone number (201) 327-2400 or the Bergen County
Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit at telephone number
(201) 226-5620.
Prosecutor Molinelli states that the defendant is presumed innocent
until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt and would like to thank the
Ramsey Police Department and the Suffern, New York Police Department for
their assistance and cooperation in this investigation.
 BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
CHARGE INFORMATION FORM

DEFENDANT: DERICK JERINSKY DOB: 6/3/1982

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS: 8 INTERSTATE STREET, SUFFERN, NEW YORK

MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE

PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT: EAST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL-PATERSON, N.J.

PRESENT POSITION: MUSIC TEACHER

ARREST INFORMATION

FUGITIVE:

NON-
FUGITIVE:
XX

DATE OF ARREST: MAY 12, 2010

PLACE OF ARREST/TOWN: PATERSON, NEW JERSEY

AGENCIES EFFECTING ARREST: BERGEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR’S OFFICE

AND RAMSEY POLICE DEPARTMENT.

CHARGE AND STATUTE CITATIONS

ONE (1) COUNT OF AGGRAVATED CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONTACT - 2C:14-3.A -
3RD. DEGREE CRIME, SIX (6) COUNTS OF ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A
CHILD - 2C:24-4A - 2ND. DEGREE CRIME AND FOUR (4) COUNTS OF OBSCENITY
FOR PERSONS UNDER 18 - 2C:34-3B.(2) - 3RD DEGREE CRIME.

ARRAIGNMENT INFORMATION

ARRAIGNMENT DATE:
JUDGE:
BAIL AMOUNT & CONDITIONS: $125,000.00 -NO CONTACT WITH VICTIMS,
SURRENDER PASSPORT.
PRESENT STATUS: REMANDED TO BERGEN COUNTY JAIL IN LIEU OF BAIL