Former NBC40 sports anchor Pete Thompson was arrested for alleged “multiple inappropriate relationships with students.”
Thompson, 51, was working as the media and television production teacher at the Atlantic County Institute of Technology in Mays Landing.
Early this year, a student disclosed several instances of inappropriate sexual behavior by Thompson, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office.
ACIT officials notified law enforcement, and an investigation was launched by the Special Victims Unit along with the Atlantic County Sheriff’s Office, according to the office. They found multiple complaints from other students at the school.
Thompson, who is no longer employed at ACIT, was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, criminal sexual contact and official misconduct.
He was taken into custody in Galloway Township, where he lives.
Thompson was being taken to the Atlantic County Justice Facility, where he will be held until a detention hearing.
Thompson worked for years as sports anchor for the now-defunct TV-40. He was currently working part-time with 97.3 ESPN, owned by Townsquare Media.
