MONROE TWP. -- A township police officer is accused of offering to help a woman with pending criminal charges in exchange for her performing a sexual act on him, according to criminal complaints signed against him.

Robert E. Marzi (Monroe Township Police)

Robert E. Marzi, 29, who is a resident of Monroe and has worked as an officer there for two years, is accused of "an unauthorized exercise of his official functions with purpose to obtain a benefit to himself," the prosecutor's office said.

The incident allegedly took place on Jan. 17 and Marzi has been on leave since June, authorities said. He was arrested and charged on Aug. 10 with official misconduct and released after posting $25,000 bail. He is currently suspended without pay until the criminal case is completed.

Monroe Township Police Chief issued a statement Monday calling the accusations "regretful" and saying that Marzi is "entitled to due process of the law."

"Monroe Township will continue to cooperate with the Gloucester County Prosecutor's office. Upon conclusion of the criminal case, our agency will conduct an administrative investigation into this matter," he said.

"Every officer takes an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States and Constitution and laws of this State," he continued. "We must never forget that both on and off duty, we proudly carry this burden."

Marzi, who graduated from the police academy in June 2014, was honored in June 2015 with two other officers for saving a life with the opiate-antidote Narcan. He bought a house in the township in 2014, and according to a wedding website he is set to be married in September.

The prosecutor's office is reviewing other cases in which Marzi was involved and anyone with additional information is asked to contact Stacie Lick of the GCPO Special Investigations Unit at 856-384-5608.

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