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Brent M. Rafuse

GUILTY: Sussex County Resident Admits Harassing 13-Year-Old Girl On Social Media GUILTY: Sussex County Resident Admits Harassing 13-Year-Old Girl On Social Media
Guilty: Sussex County Resident Admits Harassing 13-Year-Old Girl On Social Media A Sussex County resident admitted in court to harassing a 13-year-old girl on social media, authorities announced. Elizabeth A. Hogoboom-Szluka, 45, pleaded guilty to cyber-harassment in Sussex County court, Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said in a release on Wednesday, June 29. Hogoboom-Szluka, of Branchville, admitted to sending “indecent or lewd” comments to the 13-year-old girl on social media with the intention of harassing her, Koch said. Hogoboom-Szluka is scheduled to be sentenced on Thursday, Sept. 8. Hogoboom-Szluka was represented by William Oake, Esq., while the state was represen…
GUILTY: Sussex County Man, 42, Was Drunk During Crash That Injured Pedestrian GUILTY: Sussex County Man, 42, Was Drunk During Crash That Injured Pedestrian
Guilty: Sussex County Man, 42, Was Drunk During Crash That Injured Pedestrian A Sussex County man admitted in court to being intoxicated during a crash in which he struck and injured a pedestrian, authorities announced. Raymond J. Dziadul, 42, of Stanhope pleaded guilty to assault by auto and DWI in Sussex County Court on Friday, June 10, Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said. Dziadul admitted that he was driving drunk and struck and injured the victim during the crash, Koch said. He was sentenced on the DWI charge to a four-month license loss followed by nine months of mandatory interlock device usage, 12 hours at the intoxicated driver resource center, and payment of $6…
GUILTY: Sussex County Man, 47, Admits Attempted Sex Assault Of Teen GUILTY: Sussex County Man, 47, Admits Attempted Sex Assault Of Teen
Guilty: Sussex County Man, 47, Admits Attempted Sex Assault Of Teen A Sussex County man admitted in court to trying to sexually assault a teen he had been talking to over text messages, authorities said. Daniel M. Szluka, 47, pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted sexual assault at the Sussex County Courthouse in Newton on Friday, May 13, Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said in a release on Tuesday, May 17. Szluka, of Branchville, tried to have the victim — aged between 13 and 16 — “engage in sexual penetration at his direction during text conversations,” Koch said. Szluka is scheduled to be sentenced on Friday, August 5. Szluka was represented by Andrew De…