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Thomas Crandell

Newark Man Convicted Of Teenage Girls' Sex Assaults Newark Man Convicted Of Teenage Girls' Sex Assaults
Newark Man Convicted Of Teenage Girls' Sex Assaults A 53-year-old man from Newark has been convicted of sexually assaulting two teenage girls, authorities said. Thomas Crandell was convicted of all 26 counts brought against him in the indictment, including five counts of aggravated sexual assault, according to Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II. Crandell, the victims’ stepfather, began sexually assaulting one of the victims when she was 14 years old, Stephens said. He continued sexually assaulting her until she was 17 years old, when the crimes were reported, said Nicole Buermann, an assistant prosecutor in the Spec…