South Jersey baseball coach accused of sexually assaulting child is facing more charges

Authorities say Thomas Bianco was a baseball coach for the Cherry Hill National Athletic League.

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CHERRY HILL, New Jersey (WPVI) -- The Camden County Prosecutor's Office has announced more sexual offenses against a South Jersey baseball coach.

Thomas Bianco, 20, is accused of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old on multiple occasions inside his vehicle between June 1, 2021, and August 31, 2021

On February 23, 2022, Bianco was charged with two counts of second degree sexual assault and two counts of third degree endangering the welfare of a child.

Authorities say Bianco was a baseball coach for the Cherry Hill National Athletic League and employed minors through his business, Bianco Landscaping Maintenance, LLC.

After the initial charges were announced, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office says four more victims, all 13 years of age, came forward.

On February 24, Bianco was charged with eight additional counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child after two 13-year-old victims came forward.

On February 25, Bianco was charged with five additional counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, two counts of fourth-degree invasion of privacy and three counts of third-degree promoting obscene material to a minor, after two more 13-year-old victims came forward.

Bianco is currently being held at the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a pretrial detention hearing scheduled for March 1.

Anyone with additional information on this case is asked to contact Camden County Prosecutor's Office Detective Kimberley Abreu at (856) 225-8443 or Cherry Hill Police Detective Sergeant Kristina Grimaldi at (856) 432-8818.