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Manville Man Who Sexually Assaulted 8-Year-Old Gets 4 Years In Prison, Prosecutor Says Manville Man Who Sexually Assaulted 8-Year-Old Gets 4 Years In Prison, Prosecutor Says
Manville Man Who Sexually Assaulted 8-Year-Old Gets 4 Years In Prison, Prosecutor Says A 59-year-old New Jersey resident was sentenced to four years in state prison on Friday, June 14 for sexually assaulting an 8-year-old in 2022, authorities said. In March 2022, police began investigating after an 8-year-old said Raul Elias of Manville sexually assaulted her, the Somerset County Prosecutor's Office said.  Elias was subsequently convicted of endangering the welfare of a child in March 2024 after a three-day trial, authorities said. As part of his sentence, Elias must register as a sex offender and be on parole supervision for the rest of his life.  When sentencing…

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by Sam Barron
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Jersey Shore Man Gets 8 Years For Possessing Child Porn Jersey Shore Man Gets 8 Years For Possessing Child Porn
Jersey Shore Man Gets 8 Years For Possessing Child Porn A Keansburg man has been sentenced to eight years in New Jersey State Prison for being in possession of large caches of child pornography, authorities said. Jose Gabe Veras, 35, will have to register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law and also be subject to Parole Supervision for Life, according to Monmouth County First Assistant Prosecutor Julia Alonso. Veras was arrested without incident at his home in Keansburg in February 2020 and was indicted in October 2021. He was convicted of child endangerment for possessing more than 1,000 items of child porn, Alonso sai…

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by Jon Craig
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Hunterdon County Man Gets Decade-Long Sentence For Child Sex Assault: Prosecutor Hunterdon County Man Gets Decade-Long Sentence For Child Sex Assault: Prosecutor
Hunterdon County Man Gets Decade-Long Sentence For Child Sex Assault: Prosecutor A Hunterdon County man who pled guilty to sexually assaulting a child has been sentenced to a decade in prison, authorities said. Jose E. Vasquez, 26, of Whitehouse Station, was sentenced to 10 years in state prison by New Jersey Superior Court Judge Angela Borkowski on Friday, July 15, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée Robeson said. Vasquez pled guilty to second-degree sexual assault in January and admitted in court to having sexual contact with a child under the age of 13, Robeson said. Vasquez’s must serve at least 8.5 years of his sentence before parole eligibility as per the No E…

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by Valerie Musson
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Pennsylvania Pimp Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Of Drugged Women In NJ Motels: Prosecutor Pennsylvania Pimp Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Of Drugged Women In NJ Motels: Prosecutor
Pennsylvania Pimp Sentenced For Sex Trafficking Of Drugged Women In NJ Motels: Prosecutor A 49-year-old man from Pennsylvania has been sentenced to 10 years in New Jersey state prison for human trafficking and failing to register as a sex offender, authorities said. Michael Tedesco, of Reading, admitted transporting women to motels in South Jersey to engage in paid sexual encounters that he arranged and then keeping a portion of what they earned for himself, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Tedesco pleaded guilty in December to first-degree human trafficking as well as third-degree failure to register as a sex offender for an unrelated offense, Coffina sa…

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by Jon Craig
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Union County Man Caught With More Than 7,000 Child Porn Files Gets 7+ Years In Fed Pen Union County Man Caught With More Than 7,000 Child Porn Files Gets 7+ Years In Fed Pen
Union County Man Caught With More Than 7,000 Child Porn Files Gets 7+ Years In Fed Pen A Union County man found with more than 1,000 videos and 6,000 or so images of child pornography was sentenced Wednesday in Newark to more than seven years in federal prison. Nicholas Pecil, 33, of Rahway, "used a peer-to-peer file-sharing program to download and share videos and images of child sexual abuse," U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said. Special agents with the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations found the more than 7,000 images during a warranted search of his home in May 2017, Carpenito said.Pecil took a plea deal rather than going to trial, admitting that he made the files…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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California Man Gets 7 Years For Flying To NJ For Sex With 11-Year-Old Girl California Man Gets 7 Years For Flying To NJ For Sex With 11-Year-Old Girl
California Man Gets 7 Years For Flying To NJ For Sex With 11-Year-Old Girl A California man was sentenced to seven years in state prison Friday for traveling to Elizabeth for what he believed was sex with an 11-year-old girl. Ian Brewer, 25, of Pomona, began exchanging emails last December with a man whom he believed was offering him the opportunity but was really an undercover New Jersey State Police detective, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The detective claimed that he and his girlfriend were part of a group that met regularly to have sex with the child, Grewal said. Brewer agreed to pay $500 for a weekend of oral sex from the girl, the att…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Ex-Toms River School Worker Who 'Robbed Innocence Of Kids' Gets 30 Years For Sex Crimes Ex-Toms River School Worker Who 'Robbed Innocence Of Kids' Gets 30 Years For Sex Crimes
Ex-Toms River School Worker Who 'Robbed Innocence Of Kids' Gets 30 Years For Sex Crimes A retired Toms River Regional school district employee has been sentenced to 30 years in state prison for sex crimes against two children, authorities said. William J. Herflicker, III, 57, was sentenced on Monday for crimes committed between 2005 and 2010, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Herflicker was convicted on Jan. 22 after a jury trial, the prosecutor said. Herflicker was found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault, Billhimer said. Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski sentenced Herflicker to 15 years in state prison on each count to…

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by Jon Craig
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Oklahoma Rapist Who Took Bus To NJ For Sex With Underage Girls Busted In Sting, Authorities Say Oklahoma Rapist Who Took Bus To NJ For Sex With Underage Girls Busted In Sting, Authorities Say
Oklahoma Rapist Who Took Bus To NJ For Sex With Underage Girls Busted In Sting, Authorities Say A convicted rapist who took a bus from Oklahoma to New Jersey for what he thought would be sex with an 11- and 12-year-old girl was caught in a joint state-federal sting, authorities said. New Jersey State Police detectives and special U.S. Homeland Security agents arrested Aaron Craiger, 33, at an Atlantic City motel this week, they said. Craiger planned to meet two men he thought were bringing their daughters to have sex with him, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and State Police Supt. Col. Patrick Callahan said Friday. “Craiger had condoms with him, as well as a small amount of marijua…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Two Sentenced In Jersey Shore Child Sex Sting Two Sentenced In Jersey Shore Child Sex Sting
Two Sentenced In Jersey Shore Child Sex Sting Two Ocean County men were sentenced to plea-bargained state prison terms for planning sexual encounters with underage teens who were actually police, authorities said. Volvi Lowinger and Brian Degnan were among 24 men nabbed in a "To Catch a Predator"-type sting dubbed “Operation Open House.” Lowinger, a 25-year-old student from Lakewood who worked at a dry cleaning business, was sentenced last Friday to four years in state prison by a Superior Court judge in Toms River after previously pleaded guilty to luring. Degnan, a 34-year-old data entry clerk from Toms River, was sentenced Tuesday …

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by Jerry DeMarco