A suspended policeman has been indicted on charges that he engaged in a pattern of illegal, sexually inappropriate behavior, including stalking, with two teenage girls, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Thursday.  

Kevin Ruditsky, 47, the currently suspended Manalapan patrolman, was served a 19-count indictment on the charges of: second-degree engaging in a pattern of official misconduct, nine counts of second-degree official misconduct, three counts of third-degree computer criminal activity, three counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and single counts of third-degree hindering apprehension, fourth-degree impersonating a law enforcement officer (while suspended from duty), and fourth-degree stalking.

The case background …

An investigation by the MCPO Professional Responsibility Unit was initiated last August, upon receipt of information that Ruditsky had been sending inappropriate messages and photos to one of the victims, who was 16 at the time.

The investigation determined that the conduct began during Manalapan Township’s 2023 National Night Out event, an annual community police outreach campaign in which many police departments participate annually.

Ruditsky was in full uniform at the time of the event, and allowed the 16-year-old to sit in his patrol car. Later that evening and in the days that followed, he began sending her sexually explicit messages and photos via social media, despite the victim having repeatedly informed him of her age.

The investigation also determined that several days after National Night Out, Ruditsky pulled her over while she was driving on Route 9, unlawfully handcuffed her, and attempted to kiss her while his dash camera and body-worn camera were both deactivated.

On another occasion, while on duty, he parked his marked patrol vehicle outside of the 16-year-old victim’s home in the middle of the night, after she had refused to provide him with her home address.

The investigation further revealed that Ruditsky sent inappropriate messages to the other victim in December of 2022, when she was 17. Additionally, Ruditsky conducted improper lookups of both victims in a law-enforcement database, which was outside the scope of any legitimate law enforcement purpose. 

This case is being prosecuted by MCPO Assistant Prosecutor Melanie Falco, Director of the Professional Responsibility Unit. Ruditsky is being represented by Mitchell J. Ansell, with an office in Ocean Township.

Anyone with information about this or related matters is urged to contact MCPO Detective Gregory Hilton II at 800-533-7443.

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

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