Man charged with sexual assault of 15-year-old girl FREE TO GO under NJ Bail Reform

Man charged with sexual assault of 15-year-old girl – released under NJ Bail Reform


Pleasantville, NJ – Michael Rease, 28, has been charged with the sexual assault of a minor and endangering the welfare of a child – after an investigation was conducted when the victim went to the hospital at 3:00 am after the incident.

Rease allegedly was driving the 15-year-old girl in his car when he pulled over and parked his car, forced the girl in the backseat, and then assaulted her.

Rease was later released and FREE TO GO under the NJ Bail Reform Act after after the Arnold Foundation’s “Pretrial Risk Assessment” tool determined he was not a danger to the community or a flight risk and therefore should not be subject to any accountable release – just a “promise” to appear.

The release is yet another example of the thousands of unaccountable and FREE TO GO pretrial releases of those criminally charged under the NJ Bail Reform Act.



From NJ.com – Man accused of sexually assaulting 15-year-old girl in car

An Atlantic County man was arrested Wednesday on charges he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl in car in Atlantic City, police said.

Michael Rease, 28, of Pleasantville, faces charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, police said.

Rease was driving with the girl as a passenger when he parked his car, forced her into the backseat and assaulted her, police said.

The teen went to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in the city at 3 a.m. on Monday and police were called, authorities said. Rease was arrested in Atlantic City two days later.

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More “validated pretrial risk assessment” Failures.

New Jersey Bail Reform, Risk Assessments, and Pretrial Release Services…

ZERO Accountability
ZERO Deterrent
ZERO Supervision
ZERO concern for victims
ZERO Bail…just a “pinky promise” to return
Bail Reform – Dangerous, Reckless, and a Taxpayer Burden


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