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Former Union County School Janitor Admits Driving To NY For Sex With 13-Year-Old Girl Former Union County School Janitor Admits Driving To NY For Sex With 13-Year-Old Girl
Former Union County School Janitor Admits Driving To NY For Sex With 13-Year-Old Girl A former school custodian from Union County is heading to federal prison after admitting he drove to upstate New York after planning on having sex with a 13-year-old girl, federal authorities in New York said. As part of his guilty plea, Recep Sandikci, 46, of North Plainfield, said Friday he sent the girl sexually explicit images over a cell phone app in the days leading up to his drive to Albany on Aug. 6, 2019, Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon and FBI Special Agent in charge of the Albany field officer Thomas F. Relford said. Sandikci was arrested by the FBI just af…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Former Local Sportswriter From Maywood Charged With Sex Trafficking Of Minors Former Local Sportswriter From Maywood Charged With Sex Trafficking Of Minors
Former Local Sportswriter From Maywood Charged With Sex Trafficking Of Minors A fugitive from Maywood -- who once worked as a sportswriter for a local daily newspaper -- was charged with trafficking juveniles for sex while producing kiddie porn, authorities said Wednesday. Kevin J. Newell, 55, was arrested at his East Pleasant Avenue home on Tuesday and charged by authorities in Pennsylvania with human trafficking, unlawful sexual contact with a minor and creating child pornography, among other offenses, Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo said. A months-long investigation by U.S. Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) field office in Pittsburgh and police in…

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by Jerry DeMarco