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Bergenfield Mom: Unleashed Pit Bulls Killed Special Needs Son's Support Cat
A Bergenfield mom is suing the owner of two pits bulls who she claimed killed her special-needs son’s support cat in front of their eyes. Martha Cardona and her son “helplessly watched” the dogs attack the leashed feline during a walk around the Georgian Court garden apartment complex in June 2018, a lawsuit filed in Superior Court in Hackensack alleges. Both were “consumed by the terrorizing fright and horror” of the cat being ripped to pieces until it died, says the suit, a copy of which was obtained by northjersey.com. The dogs then knocked Cardona down, but she fought them off, it says…
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Lawsuit
: Alleged Victim Of Teacher's Aide Sex Assault Suing Hackensack Schools
A woman who says she was a victim of sexual misconduct by a South Hackensack School District teacher's aide is now suing the district and two of its officials who she says should have taken steps to end the sexual relationship, NorthJersey.com reports. The suit stems from the arrest of Philip Cerone of Maywood, charged in October 2017 with "sexual assault by a supervisor" of a juvenile between 16-17 years old and "child endangerment by sexual contact," according to jail records. He has since been sentenced to five years of probation and surrendered his teaching license after pleading guilty…
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New Lawsuits Against Newark Archdiocese Accuse Former Rutherford Priest Of Sex Assault
A pair of lawsuits filed under new state law have been filed against the Archdiocese of Newark by men saying they were sexually abused nearly four decades ago by a late Catholic priest. The men accuse the church of failing to protect them from the Rev. David Ernst, who was assigned to Saint Mary's in Rutherford and taught at Our Lady Help of Christians parochial school in East Orange. Jeff Anderson & Associates, the firm representing the two alleged victims, held a press conference Wednesday. Click here to watch. The suits were filed by Stephen Tyminski, now a 66-year-old Orthodox…
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Sussex County Man Who Killed Scout Leader After Alleged Rape Sues Boy Scouts Of America
A Sussex County man who killed the Boy Scout leader who he said raped him is now suing the organization, saying it marketed itself as wholesome and safe while concealing an "infiltration" of pedophiles. The Boy Scouts of America failed in its duties to identify pedophiles, stop them from abusing young boys, alert law enforcement, warn parents or institute a zero-tolerance policy involving charges of sex abuse, alleges a lawsuit filed by Clark Fredericks against the BSA. The organization, based in Irving, Texas, issued a statement in response (see below). Fredericks, 54, served five years i…
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Lawsuit
: Former Mendham Boarding School Students Accuse Headmaster Of Sex Abuse
Two people have filed lawsuits under new state legislation alleging the headmaster of a now-defunct Mendham boarding school for students with special needs sexually abused them in the 1980s. James Schwartz and an unnamed plaintiff say former Chartwell Manor School headmaster Terence Lynch is unfit to work with children and failed to report the abuse to law enforcement, the DailyRecord reports. The alleged victims say in the suits the abuse they suffered at the boarding school -- which closed in 1984 -- caused them to suffer from emotional pain to this day, to which they are in counseling an…
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Louisiana Pastor Accused Of Groping Passenger On Newark-Bound Flight
A prominent cleric from New Orleans was scheduled to appear in court Monday on a charge that he touched another passenger during a Newark-bound flight in a sexual manner, U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Craig Carpenito said. Cornelius Tilton, 65, who is president of a Bible college, was on the flight from Tel Aviv when he touched the bare calf of a 19-year-old seminary student who was sitting beside him, authorities said. The student was part of a group visiting Israel and Tilton was serving as a guide, authorities also said. During the flight, which landed at Newark Liberty Intern…
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Student Sexually Assaulted By Teacher, Kicked Out Of Bloomfield High Suing School
A former student at Bloomfield High School who was sexually assaulted by a teacher has filed a lawsuit alleging the school should have known he was a potential danger to students, according to published reports. The student, now 19, also says the district improperly removed him from school shortly before he was set to graduate due to behavioral issues caused by his assault. The teacher, Leo Donaldson, who also worked as a track coach, was arrested in 2016 and later pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and official miscon…
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Lawsuit
: Family Of Jefferson Mom Allegedly Shot By Lieutenant Husband To Sue Him, Newark Police
The attorney representing the family of a Jefferson mom allegedly fatally shot by her Newark police lieutenant husband will soon be suing the officer and his department, according to a recent report. A tort claim notice was filed by attorney Marco Laracca against John Formisano, who is accused of fatally shooting his wife Christie Solaro Formisano and wounding her boyfriend last July -- about a month after filing for divorce, NJ.com reports. The wrongful death suit will also argue that the Newark Police Department ignored warning signs from Formisano, who Solaro's mom maintained should not …
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Family Of Beloved Westfield Principal Suing Hospital Over His Death
Family of the Westfield High School principal who died following an attempt to harvest his bone marrow for donation are suing Hackensack University Medical Center. Derrick Nelson, a 20-year veteran of the Army reserves, was planning on making the donation to a French teenager. But the magnanimous gesture turned tragic when Nelson, 44, fell into a coma early this year. He died in April. His fiance is now suing HUMC and a physician, attorney David Mazie of Roseland said. She and Nelson also have a six-year-old daughter. "When they started the procedure and induced int…
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Suit Claims Former Linden Minister Performed Sex Acts During Exorcisms
The prominent Union County cleric who stepped down from his post at a Linden church after being accused of sexual misconduct is being sued by his alleged victims, MyCentralJersey reported Wednesday. The Rev. Dr. William Weaver, who was the minister at Linden Presbyterian Church for four decades, was facing a church trial when he renounced his jurisdiction in January. Last month, three men were quoted in a news story accusing Weaver of performing non-consensual sex acts on them during exorcism rituals. The men, all of whom were identified by name in the article, said Weaver recommended exorc…
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: Attorneys Reveal Hundreds More NJ Priests Accused Of Sexual Assault
The names of nearly 300 New Jersey clergy members accused of sexual misconduct were released Monday by attorneys. The church earlier this year released a list of 188 priests credibly accused of sexual misconduct, but Phillipsburg-based attorney Greg Gianforcaro, who represents victims of sex abuse, says many clerics were left out. Jeff Anderson & Advocates, who named boy scout leaders listed in the "Perversion Files" last month, posted the 300 names in "The Anderson Report" Monday as Gianforcaro held a press conference in Elizabeth. Dozens of priests were named from Bergen, Essex, Huds…
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Little Ferry Woman Accused Of Stabbing 5-Day-Old Daughter Dead Posted Pic Hours Earlier
UPDATE: Family members were having dinner when a 29-year-old Little Ferry woman grabbed a knife, locked the bedroom door and stabbed her crying 5-day-old daughter in the throat, killing her, records show. Hiralbahen Bhavsar initially told police in a 911 call Thursday night that her husband had a knife and was trying to kill her, court records show. Family members had stopped responding officers from taking the husband into custody at the Liberty Street garden apartment when, according to court documents, the mother emerged from the bedroom and said, "I did it. I killed my baby." The offic…
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