Retired Ocean City Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Sexual Assault

Retired Ocean City Police Officer Charles Cusack has pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault, but is not expected to serve any jail time, the Ocean City Gazette reports.

Cusack reached a plea deal on Monday, just before his trial was set to begin, to avoid up to 10 years in state prison, according to the report.

Instead, he now faces probation and being placed on the state’s sex offender registry, according to the report. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 18.

Cusack was accused of having sexual contact with a young employee between 16 and 18 years old he supervised as a beach-tag inspector. He was arrested last August.

Cusack was serving in his second season as supervisor in the beach-tag office. He retired from the police department in 2011 and was a resource officer at Ocean City High School for two years.

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