Crime & Safety

Police Charge Matawan Man With Criminal Sexual Contact With a Minor

The man is being held at the county jail on $200,000 bail.

A Matawan man is being held on $200,000 bail after being charged by police for criminal sexual contact with a 15-year old female in his neighborhood.

Isaac Clarke, 68, of Matawan is also charged with endangering the welfare of a child. 

Police say they were contacted by the juvenile and her mother on Monday. After an investigation into the allegations, they arrested Clarke on Wednesday. 

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Superior Court Judge Hon. Kilgallen set bail at $200,000. Clark was committed to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution pending grand jury action.

Matawan Detectives Joseph Lovallo and Steven Sakowski made the arrest.

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An arrest is not a conviction. A defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. 


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