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UPDATE: 'Chopped' Kosher Chef Jailed On New Child Sex Assault Charges Out Of Teaneck UPDATE: 'Chopped' Kosher Chef Jailed On New Child Sex Assault Charges Out Of Teaneck
Update: 'Chopped' Kosher Chef Jailed On New Child Sex Assault Charges Out Of Teaneck A kosher chef from Teaneck who appeared on the Food Network show "Chopped” was jailed after a grand jury in Hackensack indicted him on charges of sexually assaulting a child. Shalom "Sal" Yehudiel, 41, was arrested at JFK Airport last month when authorities said he tried to flee the country. He'd only just had previous child sex assault charges against him dismissed by a judge in Hackensack at the time. A new indictment charges Yehudiel with sexually assaulting a girl who was 14 and 15 twice in Teaneck between November 2016 and April 2017. Yehudiel -- now lives in Aventura, FL -- surr…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood Maintenance Worker, 37, Charged With Raping Underage Teen Englewood Maintenance Worker, 37, Charged With Raping Underage Teen
Englewood Maintenance Worker, 37, Charged With Raping Underage Teen A maintenance worker from Englewood was charged with raping an underage girl. Lamelle Pulley, 37, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail awaiting a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. The day before, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said, Englewood police notified members of his Special Victims Unit of the allegations that Pulley sexually assaulted a child who was under 16. Pulley was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment. 

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by Jerry DeMarco
Business
Bergen's Rabbinic Council Ends Contracts With Kosher Chef Charged With Child Sex Assault Bergen's Rabbinic Council Ends Contracts With Kosher Chef Charged With Child Sex Assault
Bergen's Rabbinic Council Ends Contracts With Kosher Chef Charged With Child Sex Assault A Teaneck chef once praised in the Jewish community for his restaurants has been chopped from his contract with the local rabbinical council that upheld his kosher certification following his arrest on charges of child sex assault. The Rabbinical Council of Bergen County announced that it will not be renewing its contracts with Shalom "Sal" Yehudiel, 40, due to the charges slapped against him last week. The announcement was posted to Twitter Thursday, March 24 by Asher Lovy, the director of an organization aimed at fighting child sex assault in Orthodox Jewish communities. The Council las…

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by Cecilia Levine
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4 Jersey City Men Sexually Assaulted Teen Bayonne Runaway, Prosecutor Says 4 Jersey City Men Sexually Assaulted Teen Bayonne Runaway, Prosecutor Says
4 Jersey City Men Sexually Assaulted Teen Bayonne Runaway, Prosecutor Says Four Jersey City men are accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Bayonne girl who ran away from home, authorities said. Nasire Williams, 26; Elijah Sparkman, 21; Deveon Palms, 19; and Xavier Feliciano, 23, met the girl earlier this month, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. They are facing the following charges: Williams: Second-degree Sexual Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2C; Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4A(1), a crime of the third degree; and Criminal Sexual Contact in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3B, a crime o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HIM? FBI in NJ Offers Reward For Help Capturing Accused Fugitive Child Rapist SEEN HIM? FBI in NJ Offers Reward For Help Capturing Accused Fugitive Child Rapist
Seen HIM? FBI in NJ Offers Reward For Help Capturing Accused Fugitive Child Rapist The FBI is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a fugitive wanted for raping children decades ago. A federal arrest warrant for Angel Gonzalez was issued in U.S. District Court in Newark in 2010 for sexually assaulting several young girls in New Jersey between 1999 and 2006, the bureau said Tuesday. A grand jury indicted him in 2007 on charges of raping two children between 6 and 10 years old, but Gonzalez never showed up for court, authorities said. He was charged with raping an 8-year-old girl on Christmas Day 2009. The Puerto Rican-b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Dominican National, 66, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teaneck Pre-Teen Dominican National, 66, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teaneck Pre-Teen
Dominican National, 66, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teaneck Pre-Teen A Dominican national living in Teaneck sexually assaulted a pre-teen, authorities charged. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Teaneck police contacted detectives with his Special Victims Unit on Monday “regarding the sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen” by Arcadio Garcia, 66. They quickly took Garcia into custody on Tuesday and charged him with aggravated sexual assault of a minor and child endangerment, Musella said. Garcia, who is unemployed, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hacken…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Warren Man Who Sexually Abused Child, 6, Gets Nearly 13 Years In Prison Before Possible Parole Warren Man Who Sexually Abused Child, 6, Gets Nearly 13 Years In Prison Before Possible Parole
Warren Man Who Sexually Abused Child, 6, Gets Nearly 13 Years In Prison Before Possible Parole A 31-year-old Warren County man convicted of sexually assaulting a child must serve nearly 13 years in state prison before he'll be eligible for parole after being sentenced this week. Justin D. Williams, of Oxford Township, digitally penetrated the victim over five years between June 2008 and June 2013 in Washington Borough and Washington Township, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said.  Williams was convicted last August of seven counts in a 14-count indictment, as well as of child endangerment for other incidents that the prosecutor said occurred between 2013 an…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Plainfield Man, 71, Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Young Child Plainfield Man, 71, Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Young Child
Plainfield Man, 71, Found Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting Young Child A Plainfield man will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars after a jury in Union County Superior Court found him guilty of repeatedly assaulting a pre-teen neighbor.  Acting Prosecutor Jennifer Davenport announced Friday that the jury convicted 71-year-old Angel Flores of aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child following less than two hours of jury deliberations.  Plainfield police and Sgt. Brian O'Malley of the prosecutor's Special Victims Unit conducted an investigation which revealed that Flores -- known to his neighbors in the multifamily home…

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by Paul Milo