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Bergen County Jail Inmate Sexually Assaulted By Violent Paterson Ex-Con, Authorities Charge Bergen County Jail Inmate Sexually Assaulted By Violent Paterson Ex-Con, Authorities Charge
Bergen County Jail Inmate Sexually Assaulted By Violent Paterson Ex-Con, Authorities Charge An ex-con with a violent history sexually assaulted a fellow inmate in the Bergen County Jail, authorities charged. Nasir Newsome, 25, of Paterson was being housed in the Bergen County Jail under an overflow agreement with Passaic County authorities after being charged with resisting arrest earlier this year, records show. Passaic County is paying Bergen County a little over $100 a bed per night to house each of up to 200 inmates as a means of easing overcrowding while officials determine the fate of the aging jail in Paterson. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said the county sheriff’…

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