Sentencing of Former Ocean City Cop in Sexual Assault Case Postponed

The sentencing for retired Ocean City Police officer Charles Cusack, who pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault last month, has been postponed, The Press of Atlantic City reports.

Cusack, who was scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, will now be sentenced on Feb. 5, according to the report.

He previously pleaded guilty to 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.

Had he been convicted at trial, he would’ve faced up to 10 years in state prison. He pleaded guilty just before his trial was to begin, and now faces faces probation and being placed on the state’s sex offender registry as part of the plea deal.

He also may never hold public office again, and is subject to continuing no contact rules with the victim.