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Jersey City Corner Store Employee Sexually Assaulted Teen Customer, Prosecutor Says Jersey City Corner Store Employee Sexually Assaulted Teen Customer, Prosecutor Says
Jersey City Corner Store Employee Sexually Assaulted Teen Customer, Prosecutor Says A 21-year-old Jersey City man was arrested for sexually assaulting a teen girl, authorities said. Amaury Deleon Cabrera met the 15-year-old girl when she came by the Bergen-Lafayette shop where he worked, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The two then went to Berry Lane Park on multiple occasions where the assaults occurred, Suarez said. Deleon Cabrera was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City just before 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3. He was charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal …

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by Cecilia Levine
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'F--- The Pigs': Twitter Slams Jersey City Mayor Following Police Brutality Protest 'F--- The Pigs': Twitter Slams Jersey City Mayor Following Police Brutality Protest
'F--- The Pigs': Twitter Slams Jersey City Mayor Following Police Brutality Protest Twitter users are slamming Jersey City Mayor Steven Fulop for condemning hate speech used against police officers during a peaceful protest over the weekend. Fulop's video depicts nearly 100 marchers chanting "F--- the pigs" while marching down a city street toward a police vehicle. 1/2 About this demonstration yesterday in JC w/repeated chants of “Fuck the Pigs”... I’ll be the 1st to say that Civil Demonstrations, criticism, & protests are welcome here in #JerseyCity, our nation's history has proven it’s produced changes in govt. BUT What we can’t... pic.twitter.com/LYBsgKhMS3 — S…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey City Man Accused Of Kidnapping Boy, 14, From Local Park To Sexually Assault Him Jersey City Man Accused Of Kidnapping Boy, 14, From Local Park To Sexually Assault Him
Jersey City Man Accused Of Kidnapping Boy, 14, From Local Park To Sexually Assault Him A Jersey City man invited a 14-year-old boy back to his apartment where he barricaded and sexually assaulted him just moments after meeting him at a local park, authorities said Saturday. The teen met Robert Harper, 54, at Berry Lane Park on Wednesday, March 24, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The two went back to Harper's Union Street apartment together, where Harper barricaded the teen inside and sexually assaulted him, Suarez said. The boy was eventually able to escape and immediately ran to police to report the incident, the prosecutor said. Harper was charged w…

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by Cecilia Levine