Major discipline · 2025[1]
Other sanction- Rank as reported
- Patrolman
- Sustained charge(s)
- Indictable Crime
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrolman Justin Skelly was charged in January 2025 with second-degree sexual assault and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Middletown Police Department. The charges involved his relationship with a seventeen-year-old high school student between August and December of 2024, and a grand jury indicted him on December 15, 2025. On April 6, 2026, Skelly entered a guilty plea to third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, permanently forfeited his position and public office in New Jersey, and agreed to have no contact with the victim.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
In January 2025, Middletown Police Officer Justin Skelly was charged with second-degree Sexual Assault (supervisory or disciplinary power over someone under 18 years old) and third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child. These charges involved his relationship with a seventeen-year old high school student between August and December of 2024. Skelly was indicted by a grand jury for these charges and related offenses on December 15, 2025. **While these charges remained pending as of December 31, 2025, Skelly entered a guilty plea to third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child on April 6, 2026. As conditions of his plea, he permanently forfeited his position as a Middletown police officer and permanently forfeited public office in New Jersey. He also agreed to have no contact with the victim.