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NJ Man, 70, Sexually Assaulted Children In His Care, Lived In TN With Fake Name For 3 Decades
A North Jersey man sexually assaulted two children living under his care numerous times over the course of several years before fleeing to Tennessee and living under a fake identity for more than three decades, prosecutors said.
Richard A. Ziegler, 70, was in Roxbury when he performed “multiple sexual acts” on two children who had been living under his care between Dec. 1, 1981 and May 31, 1987, Acting Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a Wednesday release.
One child was abused between the ages of 10 and 15 and the other from ages 10 to 12, Carroll said.
The Tennessee Highw…
