Overview
- Joel Deanley Jr., who was arrested Wednesday, is charged with three counts of second-degree sexual assault and three counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
- Prosecutors say detectives determined Deanley and a female Timber Creek High School student had illegal sexual contact between June and August 2026 and that only one victim has been identified so far.
- The Black Horse Pike Regional School District says it has removed Deanley from all student duties and barred him from district property while it cooperates with investigators.
- Deanley is being held at the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a detention hearing in Superior Court and faces criminal prosecution by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit.
- Investigators are actively seeking tips and warn the case could prompt further reports from other students or community members, a development that could trigger wider reviews of staff access and oversight at the school.