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Jersey City Couple Again Convicted Of Threatening Muslim Neighbor: Prosecutor
A Jersey City couple has been convicted of threatening a Muslim neighbor for years, authorities said.
William Ong, 76, and Beverly Ong, 73, were found guilty of bias intimidation for incidents that occurred between 2016 and 2018, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Ong and her daughter, Johanna, were convicted in 2012 on similar charges, for similar incidents.
The verdict was delivered before the Superior Court Judge Vincent after a two-day trial. William Ong was found not guilty of Terroristic Threats. Sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7.
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Hudson County Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl He Met On Social Media, Prosecutor Says
A Hudson County man was arrested for sexually assaulting a teenage girl, authorities announced Thursday.
Jeison Ulloa Madrid, 20, of Union City, met the 14-year-old girl through social media and was arrested on May 19 around 10:30 a.m., at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in Jersey City, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Madrid was charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal sexual contact, Suarez said.
Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit for the investigation and arrest.
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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…
Men Who Brought Ohio Teen Girls To NJ Motels Charged With Sex Assault, Prosecutor Says
A pair of men were arrest on accusations they brought two teen girls from Ohio to New Jersey, then lodged them in motels, had sex with one of them and and gave both girls drugs and alcohol, authorities said Tuesday.
The girls, ages 14 and 15, met 32-year-old Norman Berry, of the Bronx, in Ohio, and then traveled together to New Jersey on Feb. 24, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The teens were staying in two, North Bergen motels, where the 15-year-old victim was sexually assaulted by Berry and Tyrell Piazza, 31, of Jersey City, Suarez said.
Berry and Piazza gave both girls alco…
Disturbing: North Bergen Mom Let Janitor Brutally Abuse Son, 5, Authorities Say
A North Bergen mom failed to protect her 5-year-old son from a Hoboken man's abuse, leaving the boy with bruises all over his body including his genitals, authorities said Friday.
Earlier this week, Ivan Sanchez, a 30-year-old Hoboken Housing Authority janitor, was charged with beating Heather Cruz's son, Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit detectives, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The boy was found with bruises on his face, ear, buttocks, lower back and genitals, the prosecutor said. An investigation found Cruz, 28, let it happen, Suarez said.
It was not clear how…
