Revised: Former Owner of Plato’s Closet in Roxbury Sentenced

Published on October 07, 2024

Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Investigations Robert McNally, and Chief    Dean Adone of the Roxbury Township Police Department announce the sentencing of Nicholas Zirpoli, age 36, of Lincoln Park, New Jersey. At the time of the offenses, Zirpoli was the owner and operator of Plato’s Closet, a clothing retail store in Roxbury Township, New Jersey.

Plato’s Closet-Ledgewood was purchased from Zirpoli in May 2024, and therefore, has been under new ownership and management since May 2024, and since that transfer of ownership, he has had no involvement or affiliation with Plato’s Closet-Ledgewood. 

On May 13, 2024, Zirpoli pled guilty to ten counts of third degree Invasion of Privacy and one count of third degree Possession of Child Pornography. On October 4, 2024, the Honorable Stephen J. Taylor, P.J.S.C., imposed a sentence of three years of probation with 364 days in the Morris County Correctional Facility. Zirpoli is not to have any contact with the victims or their families and continue to undergo psychotherapy.

During the period of late 2022 to the beginning of 2023, Zirpoli used a device to video record juvenile and adult employees, 11 in total, utilizing the restroom at Plato’s Closet at separate times.

Prosecutor Carroll recognizes the Roxbury Township Police Department and Morris County Prosecutor’s Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit, who worked jointly on this investigation.

Media inquiries concerning this press release should be directed to mknab@co.morris.nj.us.