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NJ Teacher Who Posed As Woman To Lure 70 Boys Into Sending Him Nudes Gets 17½ Years: Feds NJ Teacher Who Posed As Woman To Lure 70 Boys Into Sending Him Nudes Gets 17½ Years: Feds
NJ Teacher Who Posed As Woman To Lure 70 Boys Into Sending Him Nudes Gets 17½ Years: Feds UPDATE: It's a measure of how despicably and disgustingly a former Union County grade-school teacher and youth soccer coach from Morristown abused dozens of boys he'd met online that a plea bargain got him "only" 17½ years in federal prison. Steven Brooks, 37, must serve at least 85% of the negotiated sentence handed down in federal court in Newark on Thursday, April 18, for posing as a woman to lure at least 70 underage boys into sending him nude photos and videos. That means he'll be in his early 50s before he'll be eligible to experience freedom again. FBI agents who investigated Brooks…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Teacher Admits Posing As Woman To Lure Dozens Of Boys Into Sending Nude Vids, Pics NJ Teacher Admits Posing As Woman To Lure Dozens Of Boys Into Sending Nude Vids, Pics
NJ Teacher Admits Posing As Woman To Lure Dozens Of Boys Into Sending Nude Vids, Pics UPDATE: A former Union County grade-school teacher and youth soccer coach from Morristown admitted in federal court that he posed as a woman online to lure at least 70 underage boys into sending him nude photos and videos, authorities said. Steven Brooks, 36, who’d taught fifth grade at Washington Elementary School in Summit and helped run the Livingston Soccer Club for nearly a decade, used other images of child pornography to solicit new material, an FBI complaint says. One of the videos he received from an underage victim “depicted the minor masturbating,” it says. FBI agents reported f…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Teacher, Coach Admits Posing As Woman To Get Children To Send Sexual Photos, Videos: Feds NJ Teacher, Coach Admits Posing As Woman To Get Children To Send Sexual Photos, Videos: Feds
NJ Teacher, Coach Admits Posing As Woman To Get Children To Send Sexual Photos, Videos: Feds A New Jersey elementary teacher and soccer coach admitted to posing as a woman to get children to send sexual content, federal authorities confirmed. Steven Brooks, 36, of Morristown, pleaded guilty to production of child pornography and possession of child pornography, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said in a Thursday, April 6 release. Brooks, who taught at Washington Elementary School in Summit and helped run the Livingston Soccer Club, used a fake online profile to get underage boys to send him videos and photos, Daily Voice reported in 2021. According to court documents, Brooks…

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by Valerie Musson
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STANDOFF: Woman Bloodied, Barricaded Suspect Surrenders In Nutley Domestic Incident STANDOFF: Woman Bloodied, Barricaded Suspect Surrenders In Nutley Domestic Incident
Standoff: Woman Bloodied, Barricaded Suspect Surrenders In Nutley Domestic Incident UPDATE: A man and woman were taken to separate hospitals following a domestic incident and brief standoff that sent two Nutley schools into lockdown on Wednesday. Officers in police vests and carrying rifles converged on the Humbert Street home off Park Avenue shortly after 9 a.m., a witness told Daily Voice. Eastwick College and Washington Elementary School were subsequently placed on lockdown and area traffic diverted. The woman was hospitalized with serious injuries while negotiators talked with the suspect, eventually convincing him to come out peacefully, Nutley Police Director Alpho…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Schools
COVID-19: Another Essex County School Closes After Staff, Students Test Positive COVID-19: Another Essex County School Closes After Staff, Students Test Positive
Covid-19: Another Essex County School Closes After Staff, Students Test Positive Another Essex County school reported COVID-19 cases this week. The three individuals were staff members and students of the Washington Elementary School in West Orange, Superintendent J. Scott Cascone said Thursday, Oct. 8. The school will be closed until Oct. 21, he said. Three students at West Essex Regional High School also tested positive this week. "We were looking forward to welcoming back our preschool students in Ms. Kenny and Ms. Sinisi’s classes at Washington Elementary School on Monday, October 12," he said in a letter.  "However, due to the current circumstances…

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by Cecilia Levine
Schools
Lodi Schoolchildren Help Homeless Through 'Blessings In A Backpack' Lodi Schoolchildren Help Homeless Through 'Blessings In A Backpack'
Lodi Schoolchildren Help Homeless Through 'Blessings In A Backpack' Students and staff at Washington Elementary School in Lodi participated in a “Blessings in a Backpack” charitable event to help the homeless. Four dozen backpacks were filled with much-needed supplies. “As always, our students and staff exceeded expectations,” Principal Kevin Dowson said. “They doubled the original goal of 24 backpacks.” School Security Officer Bill Byrnes served as the liaison between the school and charity founder Tony Osso.

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by Jerry DeMarco