The former co-owner and director of a children’s athletic sports complex in New Jersey has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy and sending nude photos online, according to reports.
Authorities arrested Tara Rastelli Carr, 46, in Salem County on Thursday for an alleged sexual relationship over several months with a boy between the ages of 13 and 16, NBC 10 Philadelphia reported.
New Jersey State Police troopers received a report of the allegations on May 1, 2024, and an investigation began. During questioning, the boy and his parents told police that Carr sexually assaulted them multiple times between March 2024 and May 2024 at two locations, including a park in New Jersey. Carr allegedly took the boy from school and sexually assaulted him in his car. According to investigators. The boy claims she sent him sexually explicit messages and photos via Snapchat and had sex with him, the probable cause affidavit read.
When questioned by investigators, Carr admitted to sending the boy sexually explicit photos, according to the criminal complaint. Investigators also said they corroborated the charges by searching her car, securing her cellphone and examining her Snapchat account. (Related: High school choir director faces sexual assault charges after husband discovers alleged affair with 17-year-old student)
Carr’s lawyer, Charles Peruto, argued that the boy and another boy fabricated the charges to blackmail Carr and defraud him of money. According to In the Philadelphia Inquirer. He claimed that the two boys, who attend the same school as Carr’s children, were gang members and twice threatened Carr with a gun. He claimed Carr called the police.
Carr was previously co-owner of Rastelli Kids Complex (RKC). The center boasts camps and the South Jersey Storm (SJS) cheerleading organization, NJ.com. reported.
According to NBC 10, RKC announced that Kerr will step down and relinquish ownership in May 2024. “We want to reassure the RKC community of our commitment to creating a safe place for all children and their families at Camp Sam of the South Jersey Storm (SJS).” ) and other programs,” they added.
“While Tara was previously an owner of RKC, she has never had any involvement in the SJS Cheer program or team operations and will not have any role at SJS in the future,” SJS said, NJ.com reported. Ta.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Carr is part of the Rastelli family, which owns the multimillion-dollar conglomerates Rastelli Foods Group and RKC.
George Polgar, a family spokesman, said Kerr served on the RKC board until May 2024. Kerr added that he also resigned from the American Camp Association.
Polgar said the alleged victim had never attended RKC. He said Carr’s role is primarily administrative and that he is not directly involved in facility operations or programs. She didn’t see her children there often, he added.
Authorities are holding Carr at the Salem County Correctional Facility ahead of a detention hearing scheduled for Wednesday, according to court records.
