Man In Woodbridge Sex Assault Was High School Principal; Charged With Sex Crimes Before

WOODBRIDGE, NJ — Last Friday, we reported how a man was arrested and charged with the 2014 home break-in and sex assault of a Woodbridge woman.

Now, multiple media outlets report that man is a former high school principal, and he's been charged with other sex crimes in the past near his home in South Jersey:

The man is Danny McEaddy, 39, of Sicklerville, NJ: The Middlesex County Prosecutor says that on September 21, 2014, he forced his way into a woman's apartment in Keasbey and sexually assaulted her. NJ.com reports that he alleged covered the Woodbridge woman's face with a blanket, repeatedly punched her in the face and threatened, “Don’t tell anybody or I will kill you."

McEaddy worked as the principal at Freedom Prep Charter School in Camden and also as the principal of Hillcrest Elementary School in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, according to NJ.com and NJ 101.5. He also worked as a special-education teacher before becoming a school administrator.

McEaddy has also been accused of sex crimes before: He is accused of peering into the windows of homes in Winslow Township in South Jersey, police in that town said on their Facebook page last year. Police were called on him four different times.

In one of those incidents, he is accused of breaking into the home and tried to force the woman into the bedroom. He ran off before police got there.

McEaddy pleaded guilty to a third-degree burglary charge in that case and was sentenced to 364 days in Camden County jail, reported NJ.com.

He is pictured below in this report on the South Jersey sex assault from ABC news:

As of Friday, McEaddy was being held Friday in the Middlesex County jail.

In the Woodbridge alleged home invasion and sex assault, he was charged with first-degree aggravated sex assault, first-degree kidnapping, second-degree burglary, third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact, third-degree criminal restraint and third-degree aggravated assault.

Released by Winslow Twp. Police in September 2022, here are the allegations made against McEaddy in South Jersey:

Accused- Danny McEaddy 39 year old Sicklerville, NJ

In February 2022, in the Sicklerville section of Winslow Township, a resident reported that an unknown subject entered her residence and attempted to force her into her bedroom. The resident was able to notify police during the encounter but the suspect fled prior to police arrival.

In May 2022, the same suspect returned and was seen peering in a window of the original victim residence and left the area prior to police arrival once again.

In early August, the same suspect was observed peering in windows in the Sicklerville section of Winslow Twp. of numerous residences.

In August 2022 in the early morning hours, Danny McEaddy was arrested in Pitman Boro by Winslow Township Detectives and Pitman Police after he peered into a window.

Through additional investigative efforts, McEaddy was linked to the previous mentioned incidents and charged by Winslow Detectives with 2nd degree Burglary, three counts of 4th degree peering into windows.

During this timeframe undercover and marked police units were assigned to the area McEaddy targeted in Winslow Twp. If anyone believes they may have been a victim of peering into windows in Winslow Township, please contact Detective Jeffrey Wyld, 609-567-0700 ext: 1200 or jwyld@winslowpd.com

Initial Patch report: Man Charged In 2014 Woodbridge Sex Assault, Home Invasion (March 24)