A Morris County farmer has been suspended from his job by his wife after he was charged criminally and accused of sexual contact with teenage female employees.

Phillip Green, who works at Sun High Orchards in Randolph, was suspended last week after the charges, Brenda Bostrom, his wife and owner of the pick-your-own farm, said in a statement.

"We are taking the charges against Phil Green very seriously," she said. "Phil has been suspended indefinitely from Sun High Orchards as we gather more information."

The 25-acre farm off of Canfield Road has been owned by the Bostroms for decades. Green, known as "Farmer Phil" on the website, is a longtime farmer.

A spokesman for the Morris County Prosecutor's Office could confirm only that Green, 59, was arrested and charged.

According to the Morristown Daily Record, two 17-year-old women reported Green to Randolph police last Monday. They allege that he groped them during their shifts at the farm.

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