The owner of a business in Howell has been charged with sexual assault after alleged inappropriate contact with a customer who was a minor, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced.
Brian Young, 52, the owner of Big Frog Custom T-Shirts & More, Route 9, Howell, was arrested and charged on Nov. 9 with second degree sexual assault and third degree endangering the welfare of a child, Gramiccioni said.
According to a press release, an investigation was launched after the Howell Police Department received a report that the minor was allegedly inappropriately touched by Young while inside the business. Authorities did not provide the minor’s age or gender.
The case is a joint investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Special
Victims Unit and the Howell Police Department.
Investigators are seeking additional information about Young’s activities and are looking to
identify other possible victims. Anyone with information may contact Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Thomas Manzo Jr. at 800-533-7443 or Howell Detective Robert Ortenzi at 732-938-4111.
Young was placed in the Monmouth County jail, Freehold Township, pending his first court appearance.