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NJ Martial Arts Instructor, Combat Vet Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Students NJ Martial Arts Instructor, Combat Vet Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Students
NJ Martial Arts Instructor, Combat Vet Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Students A 44-year-old martial arts instructor was arrested for sexually assaulting two teen students, authorities in Somerset County said. Vincent Damiano carried out the assaults in Branchburg Township (Somerset County), Asbury (Warren County), and the Borough of Lebanon (Hunterdon County) from May 2019 to July 2019, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Damiano's website says he is a "multi-business entrepreneur, adventurer, speaker, coach, martial arts instructor, and combat veteran," who served 10 years in the military "and now serves his community by giving back through on…

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New Brunswick Man, 40, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Juveniles As Kids Played On Swing Set New Brunswick Man, 40, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Juveniles As Kids Played On Swing Set
New Brunswick Man, 40, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Juveniles As Kids Played On Swing Set A 40-year-old New Brunswick man touched a pair of juveniles at a backyard party in Somerset County while kids played on a swing set nearby, authorities said Wednesday. Francisco Leal-Ibarra was at the Franklin house party when he touched the victims, both under 16 years old, separately on Aug. 8, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said in a release with local police. It wasn't clear exactly how old the alleged victims were. Leal-Ibarra was arrested last Thursday without incident following an investigation by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes and Chil…

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by Cecilia Levine