Allegations of sexual abuse involving a preschooler result in pending arraignment for a Little Egg Harbor senior citizen.

Peter Simunovich (Ocean Co. Dept. of Corrections)
Peter Simunovich (Ocean Co. Dept. of Corrections)
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Peter Robert Simunovich, 78, is accused of debauching of a youngster who was four years of age when it began in January 2015, and five years old at the time of his arrest the following September, according to the Asbury Park Press and confirmed by the office of Ocean County Prosecutor Joseph D. Coronato.

The acts are believed to have taken place in Little Egg Harbor and Point Pleasant Beach.

Simunovich is charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, and second-degree counts of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. He was transferred to the Ocean County Jail in Toms River, wtih bail set at $450,000.

If he goes to trial, a conviction on the most serious charge would mean a possible prison term of 10 to 20 years.

Al Della Fave of the Prosecutor's Office also confirmed that Simunovich was given an 18-month sentence in 2009 for a guilty plea to charges involving child neglect..

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