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GUILTY: Paterson Man, 40, Sexually Assaulted Children, Seven And 11, Jury Finds GUILTY: Paterson Man, 40, Sexually Assaulted Children, Seven And 11, Jury Finds
Guilty: Paterson Man, 40, Sexually Assaulted Children, Seven And 11, Jury Finds Jurors in Paterson convicted a 40-year-old city man of sexually assaulting two children – one seven, the other 11. Antwan Campbell was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault along with two counts each of sexual assault and child endangerment on Thursday, March 23, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. At the very least, Campbell faces a minimum of 25 years in state prison under New Jersey’s guidelines when he is sentenced by Superior Court Judge Sohail Mohammed on July 13. He’ll also remain on lifetime parole supervision and be required to register as a sex offender under Meg…

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Passaic County Pedophile Who Tried To Get Victim To Change Story Gets 30 Years Without Parole Passaic County Pedophile Who Tried To Get Victim To Change Story Gets 30 Years Without Parole
Passaic County Pedophile Who Tried To Get Victim To Change Story Gets 30 Years Without Parole UPDATE: A convicted pedophile from Clifton must spend the next 30 years in prison before he’ll be eligible for parole for sexually assaulting a child over the course of several years. Alfredo Hernandez-Sanchez, 36, was convicted by jurors in Paterson this past April of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, as well as sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact and child endangerment. Investigators from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office seized Hernandez-Sanchez after being alerted by Clifton police in June 2018. The victim, who was 15 at the time, “reported being sexually abus…

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Jurors Convict Paterson Senior Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Girl, 10 Jurors Convict Paterson Senior Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Girl, 10
Jurors Convict Paterson Senior Of Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Girl, 10 Jurors in Paterson convicted a 66-year-old Ecuadorian national of repeatedly sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl. Julio Largo-Veletanga has remained jailed since city police seized him in May 2020. Detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office said they then interviewed multiple witnesses, including the girl. She “reported being sexually abused by Mr. Largo-Veletanga on multiple occasions between February 2020 and May 2020 at her home in Paterson,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. All told, there were no fewer than four incidents in the three-month span, inves…

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Offender Gets 8½ Year Without Parole For Sexually Assaulting Child In Passaic, Teaneck Offender Gets 8½ Year Without Parole For Sexually Assaulting Child In Passaic, Teaneck
Offender Gets 8½ Year Without Parole For Sexually Assaulting Child In Passaic, Teaneck A Passaic man must spend the next 8½ years in state prison before he’ll be eligible for parole for sexually assaulting a child at locations in the city and in Teaneck. Ubaldo Flores-Mora, 42, sexually assaulted the victim at a home in Passaic and a business in Teaneck, authorities said following his September 2020 arrest. Flores-Mora took a deal from prosecutors rather than go to trial, pleading guilty last November to two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said in a joint statement. This p…

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Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Child Over Course Of Several Years Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Child Over Course Of Several Years
Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Child Over Course Of Several Years A 30-year-old Passaic man was convicted of sexually abusing a young child over the course of three years, authorities announced Wednesday. Gabriel Sunuc was found guilty by a jury in Paterson of several aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault charges, as well as a trio of child endangerment counts, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. It all began when the child, then 14, called 911 in August 2018 to report the abuse, Valdes said. Alerted by Passaic police, detectives from her office interviewed multiple witnesses, including the child, the prosecutor said. “The child rep…

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CHILD ABUSE: Paterson Couple Charged With Beating Boy, 7 CHILD ABUSE: Paterson Couple Charged With Beating Boy, 7
Child Abuse: Paterson Couple Charged With Beating Boy, 7 A Paterson couple was jailed for repeatedly beating a 7-year-boy, authorities said.  Davon Burton, 26, and Demetries Page, 24, became the focus of an investigation after a worker with the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted detectives with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, authorities said Thursday. The investigators interviewed multiple witnesses, including the boy, they said.  The child told them Burton and Page “physically assaulted him on several occasions between September 2020 and September 2021 at their residence,” Passaic…

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Religious Instructor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Paterson Student For Years Religious Instructor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Paterson Student For Years
Religious Instructor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Paterson Student For Years A religious instructor from Paterson was charged with repeatedly sexually abusing one of his students at the youngster's home for more than seven years, then beating and threatening the child as he tried to avoid being caught. Authorities were seeking other possible victims. MD Rahman, 49, who provides in-home religious instruction to various families in Paterson, was ordered held pending trial by a Superior Court judge in Paterson on Wednesday following his arrest the week before. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said city police reported the alleged abuse to detectives from he…

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Paterson Man Named In 34-Count Child Sex Assault Indictment Paterson Man Named In 34-Count Child Sex Assault Indictment
Paterson Man Named In 34-Count Child Sex Assault Indictment A Paterson ex-con repeatedly assaulted a child sexually over the course of a year and then repeated it again five years later, authorities charged. An indictment charges Gilberto Lopez-Rodriguez, 43, with a combined 34 offenses, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes. These include: nine counts of aggravated sexual assault; 14 counts of sexual assault; seven counts of aggravated criminal sexual contact; two counts of criminal sexual contact; two counts of child endangerment. The incidents occurred at several residences for a year, beginning in February 2014, and then again in January…

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Clifton Police Officer Indicted On Child Sex Assault Charges Clifton Police Officer Indicted On Child Sex Assault Charges
Clifton Police Officer Indicted On Child Sex Assault Charges Grand jurors in Paterson returned an indictment charging a Clifton police officer with several child sex abuse counts, authorities said Friday. Frank Castro-Ramirez, 40, has remained held in the Passaic County Jail ever since his June 3 arrest, records show. Special Victims Unit Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Alyssa DiSturco secured the indictment charging him with two counts each of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated sexual contact and child endangerment Clifton police notified unit detectives of the allegations in late May, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes…

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Passaic Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Two Children Passaic Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Two Children
Passaic Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Two Children A Passaic man was charged with sexually abusing two children before he turned 18. Authorities began investigating after an employee at Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Clifton reported that a 13-year-old student had been sexually abused in the past, authorities said. Detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and Passaic Police Department interviewed several witnesses and determined that the defendant had sexually abused two children at two different residences in Passaic, county Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint re…

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Judge Orders Clifton Officer Accused Of Child Sex Assault Held Pending Trial Judge Orders Clifton Officer Accused Of Child Sex Assault Held Pending Trial
Judge Orders Clifton Officer Accused Of Child Sex Assault Held Pending Trial UPDATE: A judge on Tuesday ordered that a Clifton police officer accused of sexually abusing a child remain jailed pending trial. Superior Court Judge Marybel Ramirez, sitting in Paterson, rejected defense attorney Joseph Afflitto Jr.'s bid to free Frank Castro-Ramirez, 39, from the Bergen County Jail. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said Clifton police notified her office’s Special Victims Unit of the allegations nearly three weeks ago. Prosecutor’s detectives then interviewed several witnesses and the victim, who “reported being sexually abused by Mr. Castro-Ramirez on numerous …

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Paterson Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen Paterson Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen
Paterson Man Charged With Sexually Abusing Pre-Teen A Paterson man is charged with sexually abusing an 11-year-old child last summer. A grand jury in Paterson returned an indictment charging Odell Avent, 43, with abusing the youngster last July 29, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Avent has remained held in the Passaic County Jail since his arrest and awaits a July 20 arraignment on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, attempted aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment. Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Alyssa DiSturco of Valdes’s Special Victims Unit is handling the case for the st…

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Indictment: Son Of Paterson Man Charged With Child Sex Assault Made Victim Change Story Indictment: Son Of Paterson Man Charged With Child Sex Assault Made Victim Change Story
Indictment: Son Of Paterson Man Charged With Child Sex Assault Made Victim Change Story UPDATE: The son of a Paterson man accused of sexually abusing a child was indicted on witness tampering charges, authorities said. Ramon Cabrera, 41, made the victim retract sex abuse allegations against Juan Cabrera-Gonzalez in a video that he recorded, an indictment returned by a grand jury in Paterson alleges. Cabrera’s father was charged with several sex-related offenses in May 2019 after detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office investigated a report by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency that a child in his care was being sexually abused. The Special Vi…

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Babysitter Gets Three Years For Fondling Wayne Youngster, 13, After Sharing Booze, Pot Babysitter Gets Three Years For Fondling Wayne Youngster, 13, After Sharing Booze, Pot
Babysitter Gets Three Years For Fondling Wayne Youngster, 13, After Sharing Booze, Pot UPDATE: A 33-year-old babysitter was sentenced to three years in state prison Friday for fondling a 13-year-old Wayne youngster after giving the victim booze and pot. Joseph Montgomery of Paterson wasted little time accepting a deal from prosecutors after authorities charged him in February with aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal sexual contact and child endangerment. He pleaded guilty in March to a single second-degree child endangerment charge that requires him to serve 2½ years before he'll be eligible for parole. Wayne police had responded to a local home on Jan. 2 on a …

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Clifton Police Officer Charged With Sexually Abusing Child Over Two Years Clifton Police Officer Charged With Sexually Abusing Child Over Two Years
Clifton Police Officer Charged With Sexually Abusing Child Over Two Years A Clifton police officer was charged with sexually abusing a child, authorities confirmed Friday. Frank Castro-Ramirez, 39, has a hearing scheduled for this coming Tuesday before a judge in Paterson who’ll determine whether he should be held pending trial, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said. Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Alyssa DiSturco of her Major Crimes Division’s Special Victims Unit will seek detention, Valdes said. Clifton police notified unit detectives of the allegations last week, the prosecutor said. The investigators then interviewed several witnesses and the v…

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Paterson Man, 60, Jailed In Year-Long String Of Child Sex Assaults Paterson Man, 60, Jailed In Year-Long String Of Child Sex Assaults
Paterson Man, 60, Jailed In Year-Long String Of Child Sex Assaults A 60-year-old Paterson man was jailed on charges of sexually abusing a pre-teen several times over the course of a year, authorities said. City police took Jaime Alcala into custody after responding to a report of a child being sexually abused at a city home on Wednesday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint release. Alcala was charged with sexual assault and child endangerment after detectives from Valdes’s Special Victims Unit interviewed the youngster and several witnesses, they said. They learned that Alcala “sexually abu…

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Passaic Man Who Molested Underage Teen Can Get Parole In 2½ Years Passaic Man Who Molested Underage Teen Can Get Parole In 2½ Years
Passaic Man Who Molested Underage Teen Can Get Parole In 2½ Years A Passaic man will be eligible for parole once he's served half of a five-year state prison sentence for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor in the back seat of his car. Luis Pizarro, 47, was arrested in November 2019 after city police responded to a tipster’s call of suspicious activity in a local parking lot a month earlier, authorities said. Detectives interviewed several witnesses, including the victim, who corroborated the report, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Passaic County Assistant Prosecutor Alyssa DiSturco secured a deal rather than have the victim testif…

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Prosecutor: Son Of Paterson Man Charged With Child Sex Assault Made Victim Change Story Prosecutor: Son Of Paterson Man Charged With Child Sex Assault Made Victim Change Story
Prosecutor: Son Of Paterson Man Charged With Child Sex Assault Made Victim Change Story The son of a Paterson man accused of sexually abusing a child was arrested on witness tampering charges, authorities said. Ramon Cabrera, 41, made the victim retract sex abuse allegations against Juan Cabrera-Gonzalez in a video that he recorded, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said Wednesday. Cabrera’s father was charged with several sex-related offenses in May 2019 after detectives from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office investigated a report by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency that a child in his care was being sexually abused, Valdes said. The Special…

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Passaic Mom Charged With Beating Girl With Phone Charger Passaic Mom Charged With Beating Girl With Phone Charger
Passaic Mom Charged With Beating Girl With Phone Charger A Passaic woman beat a girl with a phone charger, leaving the 13-year-old victim with several “fresh and raised red welts" when she was found, authorities charged. Gaudencia Serapio, 31, was arrested following an investigation by members of Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes’s Special Victims Unit. City police notified them after responding to a call at Serapio's home earlier this month, Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said Thursday. Doctors found bruises on the girl’s right thigh, they said, adding that detectives interviewed the girl and other witnesses. Serapip wa…

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Clifton Man, 57, Charged With Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Child Clifton Man, 57, Charged With Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Child
Clifton Man, 57, Charged With Repeatedly Sexually Assaulting Child A pre-teen was sexually abused repeatedly by a 57-year-old Clifton man over more than a year and a half, said authorities who arrested him on Friday. Another child was in the room during some of the assaults committed by Jesus Delgado, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Clifton Police Chief Thomas A. Rinaldi said in a joint announcement. Clifton police first responded to the victim’s home this past September, they said. Detectives from Valdes’s Special Victims Unit then interviewed the child and “multiple” witnesses before arresting Delgado on aggravated sexual assault, sexual…

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Babysitter Admits Fondling Wayne Youngster, 13, After Sharing Booze, Pot Babysitter Admits Fondling Wayne Youngster, 13, After Sharing Booze, Pot
Babysitter Admits Fondling Wayne Youngster, 13, After Sharing Booze, Pot A 33-year-old babysitter admitted Friday that he fondled a 13-year-old Wayne youngster on New Year’s Eve after giving the victim booze and pot, authorities said. Joseph Montgomery wasted little time accepting a deal from prosecutors that will see him sentenced to three years in state prison, 85% of which he must serve before becoming eligible with parole. Family members watched as Montgomery entered the plea in Superior Court in Paterson, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Wayne Police Chief Jack McNiff said in a joint release. McNiff’s officers had responded to the home on Ja…

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Paterson Pedophile Sentenced To 25 Years Without Parole For Sexually Assaulting Girl, 9 Paterson Pedophile Sentenced To 25 Years Without Parole For Sexually Assaulting Girl, 9
Paterson Pedophile Sentenced To 25 Years Without Parole For Sexually Assaulting Girl, 9 A 24-year-old Paterson man who was convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl he was babysitting was sentenced to 25 years in prison without parole. The victim and her family watched on a closed-circuit telecast as Superior Court Judge Sohail Mohammed sentenced Eilias Cano in Paterson on Wednesday. She’d testified during a trial last October that she was nine when Cano assaulted her, leading to his arrest by detectives with the Passaic County prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit in August 2018. Jurors subsequently convicted Cano of two counts of aggravated sexual assault, as well as child …

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