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North Jersey Strip Club Owner Charged With Sexually Assaulting Dancer North Jersey Strip Club Owner Charged With Sexually Assaulting Dancer
North Jersey Strip Club Owner Charged With Sexually Assaulting Dancer The Bergen County owner of a Paterson strip club sexually assaulted one of his dancers, authorities charged. John Acunto, 62, of Ho-Ho-Kus was arrested in connection with a series of incidents in a "VIP room" at Johnny A’s Hitching Post on Barclay Avenue just off Valley Road and Route 19, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said. Paterson police initially had responded to a report of a sexual assault at the club last Sept. 28, Valdes said. Members of her Sexual Investigations Unit then "collected evidence and interviewed the victim and witnesses" before charging Acunto with two counts…

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It’s Still Rape: Paterson Man, 20, Charged In Underage Teen Sex Case It’s Still Rape: Paterson Man, 20, Charged In Underage Teen Sex Case
It’s Still Rape: Paterson Man, 20, Charged In Underage Teen Sex Case A 20-year-old Paterson man had a year-long sexual relationship with a girl that began when she was 14, said authorities who charged him with statutory rape. Edwin Paradis was being held in the Passaic County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on charge of second-degree sexual assault and child endangerment, records show. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said her Sexual Investigations Unit arrested Paradis on Friday after determining that he “was engaging in sexual intercourse with the underaged girl for approximately one year includin…

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Clifton Man Busted On Child Porn Charges Clifton Man Busted On Child Porn Charges
Clifton Man Busted On Child Porn Charges A Clifton man trafficked porn images of children six to 13 years old, authorities said. John Daniel Suther, 50, remained held Thursday in the Passaic County Jail following an early-morning raid at his Columbia Street home off Main Avenue the day before. He’s charged with possessing, producing, maintaining and distributing child pornography. Authorities also charged Suther with the illegal possession of four high-capacity firearm magazines, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Sherriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Berdnik’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit investigated along wi…

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Sheriff: Church Bell Ringer Who Played On Celine Dion CD Caught With Child Porn Sheriff: Church Bell Ringer Who Played On Celine Dion CD Caught With Child Porn
Sheriff: Church Bell Ringer Who Played On Celine Dion CD Caught With Child Porn A Passaic County sheriff’s security guard who’s also been a church handbell ringer for more than a quarter of a century was charged with having dozens of child porn images on his computer. Brian Tricoli, 49, of Hawthorne “self-reported a computer issue that he believed was related to possible child pornography that was stored on his computer,” Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said. Tricoli "turned over his computer and phone to detectives at that time and was suspended with pay on June 12 while detectives continued the investigation,” Berdnik said. “Detectives using several tools available to l…

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Passaic Sheriff: Wayne Man, 20, Produced, Trafficked Kiddie Porn Passaic Sheriff: Wayne Man, 20, Produced, Trafficked Kiddie Porn
Passaic Sheriff: Wayne Man, 20, Produced, Trafficked Kiddie Porn A 20-year-old Wayne man had more than 1,000 files of child porn that he was collecting, producing and distributing, said authorities who raided his home and arrested him Tuesday. Joseph Di Donato III remained held in the Passaic County Jail, charged with various child pornography and endangerment counts. Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said his Internet Crime Against Children Task Force got a tip leading investigators to Di Donato, who trafficked videos and still images using social media accounts – some of which he produced himself. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Sexual …

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by Jerry DeMarco