Troy R. Leonard, 31, of Franklin Lakes
FRANKLIN LAKES -- A special education consultant who was charged last month with sexual assault and health care fraud is now facing additional charges, authorities said.
Troy R. Leonard, 31, of Franklin Lakes, was arrested and charged on Nov. 13 with three counts of sexual assault, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child and 38 counts of health care claims fraud, Sussex County Prosecutor Francis A. Koch previously said.
Leonard was charged Wednesday in two criminal complaints with two counts of sexual assault, two counts of endangering the welfare of a child and one count of health care fraud.
Authorities said last month Leonard, while acting as a behavior analyst, engaged in sexual contact with three young patients at various locations throughout the state. The ages of the patients or the reason for their treatment was not released.
Leonard was also accused of submitting fraudulent claims to insurance companies for treatment he didn't provide to those patients and other minors and their families.
The complaints lodged against Leonard last month stem from incidents that allegedly occurred between 2013 to 2015, but the latest charges allege he had sexual contact with two young patients between 2011 and 2015. The incident from which the latest health care fraud charge allegedly stems took place between 2014 and 2015, authorities said.
Leonard advertised himself online as an Applied Behavior Analysis therapist, but records with the Behavior Analyst Certification Board show he's not a credentialed behavior analyst. His license as a marriage and family therapy counselor is currently suspended, according to records with the Division of Consumer Affairs.
Leonard was remanded to Keogh-Dwyer Correctional Facility on $325,000 bail on the charges filed against him in November, according to jail records. His bail has been set at $200,000 on each of the two criminal complaints filed Wednesday. A bail-source hearing is required in order for him to post bail.
Leonard's scheduled to make a first appearance in Sussex County Superior Court on Thursday.
The case against Leonard was investigated by the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office, the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the State Police.
Anyone with more information regarding Leonard can contact Detective Anne Psaroudis at the Sussex County Prosecutor's Office at 973-383-1570.
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