Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs (Division) announced that a licensed alcohol and drug counselor in Sussex County has been suspended from practice for five years and assessed a $20,000 civil penalty for allegedly violating rules against sexual misconduct and harassment in the workplace. Jon E. Boschen, who is also licensed as a clinical social worker, allegedly engaged in a pattern of harassment and intimidation of two women he supervised while working in an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center and engaged in a personal and sexual relationship with one of the women.
Additionally, Boschen was terminated from his position as an alcohol and drug counselor at another facility following a report from a client that he had repeatedly made inappropriate, sexualized comments to her during counseling sessions. Boschen agreed to a five-year suspension of his licenses to practice alcohol and drug counseling and clinical social work in New Jersey in order to resolve allegations that he engaged in professional misconduct and violated rules prohibiting inappropriate behavior, sexual misconduct, and harassment by a licensed professional.