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PEDO FILE: Senior Who Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted Teen In Clifton Gets Seven Years PEDO FILE: Senior Who Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted Teen In Clifton Gets Seven Years
Pedo File: Senior Who Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted Teen In Clifton Gets Seven Years UPDATE: A 65-year-old Clifton man was sentenced in Superior Court in Paterson to seven years in state prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old juvenile in his care. Wilfredo Guardia was arrested on May 12, 2022, following an investigation by members of the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit along with Clifton police and the county sheriff’s office, that determined the assaults occurred multiple times at a Clifton home. Rather than risk the possible outcome of a trial, Guardia took a deal from prosecutors, pleading guilty to a single count of child endange…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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SENTENCED: Drugged Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Could Be Out In 22½ Years SENTENCED: Drugged Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Could Be Out In 22½ Years
Sentenced: Drugged Driver In Gas Station Crash That Killed 3 Could Be Out In 22½ Years UPDATE: A drug-addicted Sussex County driver who killed a father, son and gas station attendant in a horrific crash on Route 23 in Wayne three years ago was sentenced to a plea-bargained 25½ years without parole in state prison. Jason Vanderee, 32, of Vernon Township, apologized to the survivors during his sentencing in Superior Court in Paterson on Thursday, March 3. His mother also begged for leniency. Superior Judge Marilyn C. Clark held fast to the terms of the plea deal, saying that she hoped it would “bring some degree of justice to the families who have suffered such grievous lo…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant
Drugged Driver Takes Plea In Route 23 Gas Station Crash That Killed Dad, Teenage Son, Attendant UPDATE: A drug-addicted Sussex County driver who killed a father, son and gas station attendant in a horrific crash on Route 23 in Wayne two years ago will be sentenced to a minimum of 25½ years without parole after pleading guilty Friday to three counts of aggravated manslaughter, authorities said. Jason Vanderee, 29, told a state judge in Paterson that he’d used heroin and fentanyl in combination with other drugs when he blacked out behind the wheel on Feb. 19, 2019. Jon Warbeck, a former Carlstadt firefighter from Fair Lawn and his 17-year-old son, Luke, of Lincoln Park, had stopped for…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Murder, Rape Charges Dropped In Rutherford Woman's Beating Death After Judge Rejects DNA Proof Murder, Rape Charges Dropped In Rutherford Woman's Beating Death After Judge Rejects DNA Proof
Murder, Rape Charges Dropped In Rutherford Woman's Beating Death After Judge Rejects DNA Proof Murder and rape charges were dropped against a Guatemalan national accused of killing a 50-year-old Rutherford woman more than six years ago after a judge refused to allow prosecutors to use DNA evidence against him. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said she had no choice, leaving the family of Karen Splettstoesser without justice. Rafael Camey is now in the hands of federal immigration officials who are expected to deport him. The issue bounced around the court system before coming to a halt last month. Superior Court Judge Marilyn C. Clark initially granted a defense request …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson HS Teacher Who Offered Students Money For Sex Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison Paterson HS Teacher Who Offered Students Money For Sex Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison
Paterson HS Teacher Who Offered Students Money For Sex Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison A former Paterson high school teacher who admitted offering to pay students for sex was sentenced to a plea-bargained three years in state prison. Thomas Weir, a 56-year-old former teacher at John F. Kennedy High School in Paterson, was arrested on five years ago after authorities learned that he was having sexually explicit chats with three students of the school over Facebook and through text messages. Weir "was seeking to engage in sexual acts with the students in exchange for money," Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said.In exchange for a more lenient sentence, Weir plea…

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by Jerry DeMarco