Teacher Charged with Harassing, Stalking Teen After Coach’s Conviction

Basking Ridge, NJ — A local teacher employed in the Bridgewater-Raritan school district has been arrested for allegedly cyberharassing and stalking a 17-year-old girl, who was previously victimized by a field hockey coach, according to the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office. 

Who Is Involved

• Tracy Biondi, 56, of Basking Ridge, a teacher in the Bridgewater-Raritan schools, was charged with fourth-degree cyber harassment, fourth-degree stalking, and a disorderly-person’s harassment offense. 

• The teen was previously coached by Brett Clay, a traveling field hockey coach who was convicted in February of attempted criminal sexual contact with her. 

Allegations Against Biondi

• Prosecutors say that after Clay’s conviction, Biondi waged a “relentless campaign” against the victim. New Jersey 101.5+1

• Anonymous handwritten letters containing “lewd, indecent, and obscene” statements about the victim were sent to her friends, classmates, and teammates. 

• In addition to the letters, Biondi allegedly used social media to send damaging and false messages about the victim to her friends, calling her a “liar” even though Clay had admitted guilt. 

• Detectives traced many of those harassing social media communications to accounts connected to Biondi. SOURCE: RLS Media+1

Motivation & Context

• The prosecutor’s office reports that Biondi publicly supported Clay during his criminal case and even encouraged other field hockey families to rally behind him. SOURCE: New Jersey 101.5

• Officials called her behavior an effort to “harass and revictimize” the teen, rather than accept the conviction. 

Current Status

• Biondi was arrested and is being held at the Somerset County Jail pending a hearing. 

• Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at 908-231-7100, or Bridgewater Police at 908-722-4111, or report via the STOPit app.

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