Unfortunate news

Jamesburg Borough Councilman Thomas Bodall was arrested yesterday and faces charges related to an investigation by the Bergen County prosecutor’s office. According to a release he allegedly

engaged in conversations via the Internet, specifically chat and instant messaging, with what he believed to be a 14-year-old girl. During the course of those conversations Bodall initiated sexually explicit dialog. On several occasions, Bodall transmitted pictures of his exposed penis to the presumed child.

I don’t want to prejudge this, especially since we have not spoken to Mr. Bodall. But I would encourage Mr. Bodall to end his re-election bid and give the Democrats a chance to replace him on the ticket (they have until Sept. 14).

My reasoning in simple: It will keep the charges from being an issue in the campaign. This would allow Mr. Bodall and his family to deal with what has happened and allow borough residents to maintain their focus on that issues that are most important to them.

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet