Ex-Mount Olive Teacher Pleads Guilty To 1993 Sex Assault: Report

MOUNT OLIVE, NJ— A retired Mount Olive teacher has pled guilty to sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl nearly 30 years ago, the Daily Record reported.

Maria Patamia, 58, pled guilty to criminal sexual contact. She will spend 180 days in Morris County Jail, and have to register as a sex offender under Megan's Law.

Patamia, who also owns Fanucci's Cafe in Netcong, admitted to the July 1993 sexual assault.

According to the report, the girl worked for Patamia and stayed over at her Netcong home. Patamia admitted to touching the victim's breasts.

The victim has filed a lawsuit in Minnesota, where she now lives, against Patamia.

You can read the full report at the Daily Record.

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