HOLMDEL - The now-former superintendent of Kenilworth Public Schools, busted relieving himself at the Holmdel High School athletic field in May 2018, is suing the township where he was charged, along with a school resource officer and the township police chief.

Thomas W. Tramaglini, 43, of Aberdeen filed suit in federal court Tuesday — one day short of one year after he was first charged — claiming Holmdel police improperly took his photograph and leaked it to news agencies.

Tramaglini's complaint also alleges that a school resource officer, Jonathan C. Martin, improperly took Tramaglini into custody without advising Tramaglini of his rights.

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"Tramaglini will never achieve the level of compensation, benefits and retirement pension income that he would have otherwise if the unlawfully taken photographs of him had not been released to the media to satisfy the prurient interests of certain members of the Holmdel Township Police Department and others that they conspired with," wrote Tramaglini's attorney, Matthew S. Adams.

Tramaglini's mugshot "was cited by Kenilworth Board of Education officials as a basis for parting ways with (Tramaglini)," according to the complaint.

Tramaglini resigned his position — which paid $145,504 a year — effective as of September, although he had been on paid leave since May 2018. He collected $109,871 from Kenilworth on his way out the door in salary for his months of paid leave, unused vacation and early termination payments.

The mugshot "was the lead story from local media outlets like the Asbury Park Press and NJ.com for days," according to Tramaglini's complaint. "Media outlets and others purporting to operate as media outlets falsely reported that (Tramaglini) had been 'arrested' for criminal offenses, not merely that he had been cited for two alleged violations of non-criminal municipal ordinances."

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Tramaglini pleaded guilty in October to public defecation and paid a $500 fine. Littering and lewdness charges against Tramaglini from the May 1, 2018, incident were dismissed.

Tramaglini announced in July his intention to sue Holmdel, claiming more than $1 million in damages in a notice of tort claim.

The Eatontown law firm Schwartz & Posnock is representing the township, Martin and Police Chief John Mioduszewski. The firm sent out a brief statement Wednesday afternoon.

"We have been contacted by various media outlets concerning a lawsuit filed by Thomas W. Tramaglini," wrote one attorney, David Schwartz. "Please be advised that the township does not comment on matters of pending litigation."

Read Tramaglini's entire complaint below.

Alex N. Gecan: @GeeksterTweets; 732-643-4043; agecan@gannettnj.com