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UPDATE: Lyft Driver Gets 7 Years For Fondling Pre-Teen Prospect Park Passenger Separate Times UPDATE: Lyft Driver Gets 7 Years For Fondling Pre-Teen Prospect Park Passenger Separate Times
Update: Lyft Driver Gets 7 Years For Fondling Pre-Teen Prospect Park Passenger Separate Times A former U.S. military member from Morris County who was convicted of sexually assaulting a Passaic County pre-teen while working as a Lyft driver was sentenced to seven years in state prison. Julio Mejia, 43, of Wharton also must register as a sex offender and remain under lifetime parole supervision, under the sentence handed down by Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Portelli in Paterson. Mejia rejected a plea deal after investigators said the underage Prospect Park girl told them he had sex with her after she took a Lyft ride in August 2019 and then again after several weeks of texting. He…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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UPDATE: Lyft Driver From Morris Found Guilty Of Fondling Underage Prospect Park Passenger UPDATE: Lyft Driver From Morris Found Guilty Of Fondling Underage Prospect Park Passenger
Update: Lyft Driver From Morris Found Guilty Of Fondling Underage Prospect Park Passenger A former U.S. military member from Morris County was convicted of sexually assaulting a Passaic County pre-teen while working as a Lyft driver. Julio Mejia, 43, of Wharton rejected a plea deal after investigators said the underage Prospect Park girl told them he had sex with her after she took a Lyft ride in August 2019 and then again after several weeks of texting. He took his chances with a jury in Superior Court in Paterson and was convicted of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact, enticing and child endangerment. Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Portelli scheduled sentencing for Feb. …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Former Rideshare Driver From Morris Indicted For Fondling Underage Passenger In Passaic County Former Rideshare Driver From Morris Indicted For Fondling Underage Passenger In Passaic County
Former Rideshare Driver From Morris Indicted For Fondling Underage Passenger In Passaic County A former U.S. military member from Morris County who was charged over a year ago with sexually assaulting an underage passenger in Passaic County while working part time as a ride-share driver remains free pending the outcome of his case. Authorities announced Thursday that a grand jury in Paterson had returned an indictment charging Julio Mejia, 41, of Wharton with several counts of sexual assaulting a minor passenger in his vehicle in Prospect Park sometime between Aug. 30 and Sept. 21, 2019. “At the time of his arrest [January 2020], Mr. Mejia was an active member of the armed services,”…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ride-Share Driver From Morris Charged With Sexually Assaulting Passaic County Girl Ride-Share Driver From Morris Charged With Sexually Assaulting Passaic County Girl
Ride-Share Driver From Morris Charged With Sexually Assaulting Passaic County Girl A Morris County ride-share driver sexually assaulted a juvenile Passaic County passenger, authorities said. Julio Mejia, 39, of Wharton was an active member of an undisclosed branch of the armed services when he was arrested, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Prospect Park Police Chief Charlie Atie said in a release Thursday night. The “alleged sexual conduct,” which they didn’t characterize, allegedly occurred in Prospect Park between Aug. 18 and Sept. 24 last year. Mejia, who drove part-time for a ride-sharing company they didn’t identify, was charged with two counts each o…

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by Jerry DeMarco