New Jersey fencing coach accused of sexually assaulting 2 teens dies in jail

A New Jersey fencing teacher died in a jail over the weekend after being charged in October with sexually assaulting two teenagers.

Stephen M. Kovacs, 49, was being held on the Somerset County jail since December, when his bail was revoked, in response to NJ.com.

His lawyer, Jim Wronko, advised Fox Information Digital that Kovacs died within the jail over the weekend.

Based on the information outlet, Kovacs initially had a court docket listening to scheduled on Tuesday, and Wronko had deliberate to plead not responsible on behalf of Kovacs.

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Wronko didn’t elaborate on how Kovacs died, stating there’s a pending investigation.

In January, Kovacs was indicted on two counts of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a kid along with false swearing, Wronko advised the information outlet.

Kovacs was initially arrested on Oct. 13 however was launched after a detention listening to.

He was despatched to jail after a decide dominated that he was in violation of a no-contact order on Dec. 10.

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The investigation into the fencing coach started in September after a 16-year-old advised authorities that Kovacs had sexually assaulted her on three separate events, all occurring in August. Based on authorities, the lady was additionally sexually assaulted whereas “Kovacs was offered short-term shelter” at her home in September.

One other lady advised investigators that Kovacs had sexually assaulted her and despatched sexual movies in January 2020. 

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Kovacs was an assistant fencing coach at Duke College and was additionally a former head coach at Stevens Institute of Know-how in Hoboken.

Supply: Fox Information