Police: Bergen County Couple Charged With Harassing Coach Following Son's Benching

A Bergen County couple has been charged with harassment after they allegedly sent their son’s basketball coach e-mails in an effort to have him quit or be fired after he allegedly benched their son.

David Kusher and his wife Nancy, both 49, allegedly sent harassing e-mails and letters to Cresskill High School basketball coach and health teacher Michael Doto, nypost.com reported. Their son plays basketball for Cresskill High school.

The couple allegedly sent four e-mails to Doto on March and others throughout the course of two years using fake names and anonymous e-mail addresses.

The Kushers are also accused of making up the e-mail account coachdoto@gmail.com to message Doto directly “to annoy and create emotional distress,” the complaint states.

Doto told NorthJersey.com that the ordeal “has been a scary experience for my family and I.” He declined further comment.

The husband and wife were each charged with one count of stalking and two counts of harassment in Cresskill, and one court of harassment in Tenafly, NorthJersey.com reported.

The couple pleaded not guilty to the Cresskill stalking charge at a hearing in Cresskill Municipal Court Thursday, nypost.com reported, and plan to plead not guilty to the other harassment charges.