U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl
U.S. Marshals Capture Fugitive Wanted In Sex Assault Of Union County Girl A fugitive wanted in a 2018 Union County sexual assault of a child was found in Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday. Jose A. Donis, 53, was taken into custody by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Tuesday evening in the Whispering Hills neighborhood of Nashville, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Plainfield Police Director Lisa Burgess said. Donis had been renting a room in the Plainfield building in which the victim lived when he sexually assaulted her from early June 2018 to late September of 2018, Ruotolo and Burgess said last month. A warrant was issue…
Authorities: North Jersey Hypnotist Subjected Clients To Prostate Exams Authorities: North Jersey Hypnotist Subjected Clients To Prostate Exams
Authorities: North Jersey Hypnotist Subjected Clients To Prostate Exams A North Jersey hypnotist was arrested after authorities said he subjected clients to a prostate exam during appointments. Robert Bruckner, who owns and operates Major Mindset Hypnosis Counseling in Fairfield, was charged Wednesday with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of child and practicing medicine without a license, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. An investigation into Buckner, 55, of Randolph, was launched after clients told police they'd visited him for hypnotherapy services, but during the session, "he had subjected them to what was…
Former NJ Catholic School Chaplain Charged With Endangering Welfare Of Students Former NJ Catholic School Chaplain Charged With Endangering Welfare Of Students
Former NJ Catholic School Chaplain Charged With Endangering Welfare Of Students A priest and former chaplain of a North Jersey Catholic school was arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of six students, authorities announced Thursday. Salvatore DiStefano, 61, who most recently resided at Our Lady of Peace Roman Catholic Church New Providence, is charged with engaging in a pattern of behavior that threatened the welfare of six Oratory Preparatory School students, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said. DiStefano -- known to students as "Father Sal" -- was placed on leave last January pending an investigation.  He is the fourth …
Support Surges For 5 Kids Of Hudson County EMT Killed In Arizona Murder-Suicide Support Surges For 5 Kids Of Hudson County EMT Killed In Arizona Murder-Suicide
Support Surges For 5 Kids Of Hudson County EMT Killed In Arizona Murder-Suicide The Hudson County community is rallying for five children whose mother and former North Bergen EMT was killed by her boyfriend, who then turned the gun on himself. Jasmine Berumen, 39, was fatally shot in the family’s Arizona home Aug. 20. Four of Berumen’s five children were home during the incident, and one of them made the initial call to police, according to a GoFundMe started for the family. As of Monday afternoon, the fundraiser had garnered more than $10,200 in donations, which will be used to help Berumen’s mother, Annette, relocate and care for the children. “Annette and her husb…
Former Warren County Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Kids 6, 10 Former Warren County Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Kids 6, 10
Former Warren County Man Gets 8 Years In Prison For Sexually Assaulting Kids 6, 10 A former Warren County man was sentenced to eight years in state prison for sexually assaulting two children, authorities said Tuesday. Herman Quintana was found guilty of sexually assaulting the kids between March 2015 and September 2016 in Phillipsburg, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. It is not clear how he knew them. Quintana, of Easton, PA, was later convicted of three counts each of sexual assault on a victim under the age of 13 and endangering the welfare of a child, authorities said. Superior Court Judge H. Matthew Curry sentenced Quintana to eight years in pri…
Franklin Woman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen Franklin Woman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen
Franklin Woman Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Teen A Franklin woman is accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile, authorities said. Crystal Seidner, 38, was arrested after authorities received a tip that the teen -- between ages 13 and 16 -- was assaulted at a local home in November 2018, Franklin police said. Seidner was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.  She was processed and released in accordance with the New Jersey bail reform act, pending an appearance in Sussex County Superior Court.
Deadlocked Jurors End Child Sex Assault Trial Of Upper Saddle River Business Owner Deadlocked Jurors End Child Sex Assault Trial Of Upper Saddle River Business Owner
Deadlocked Jurors End Child Sex Assault Trial Of Upper Saddle River Business Owner The child sex assault trial of a former construction company owner from Upper Saddle River ended with jurors in Hackensack unable to reach a verdict. Bergen County prosecutors said they will seek a new trial against Louis Tantillo, 55, following the mistrial. The jury of eight men and four women began deliberating Tuesday morning. Early Wednesday, they told Superior Court Judge Robert M. Vinci they didn't think they could reach the required unanimous decision. After a few more hours of deliberations, the judge accepted the deadlock. This comes after judges previously dismissed two indic…
Jersey City Pastor Gets 8 Years For Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old Church Member Jersey City Pastor Gets 8 Years For Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old Church Member
Jersey City Pastor Gets 8 Years For Sexually Assaulting 10-Year-Old Church Member A Jersey City pastor accused of groping three people was sentenced to eight years in prison for sexually assaulting one of them -- a 10-year-old girl and member of his church, authorities in Hudson County said. Orlando Martinez-Chavez, 48,  was also sentenced by Hudson County Superior Court Judge Patrick Arre to 18 months for criminal sexual contact against a second victim, as well as five years for endangering the welfare of a child for the third victim. The sentences will run concurrent to the eight-year sentence. The father of three and former pastor of Iglesia Pentecostal Lirio de los…
Repo Driver Tows East Orange Car With Baby Inside Repo Driver Tows East Orange Car With Baby Inside
Repo Driver Tows East Orange Car With Baby Inside A baby girl was returned safely to her family after a repo driver towed her dad's car not realizing she was inside in East Orange Wednesday. The 1-year-old was left in the car by her father, who had ran back inside the house to grab her bottle, ABC7 reports. When he went back to the car, it was gone -- as was his daughter. The frantic father called police and his wife thinking his car had been stolen. Authorities located the repo driver near border in Newark and returned the baby back to her family, after she was checked as a precaution at the hospital. The dad's wife told Eyewitness New…
Police: Driver Who Hit Paterson Toddler Eludes Pursuit Police: Driver Who Hit Paterson Toddler Eludes Pursuit
Police: Driver Who Hit Paterson Toddler Eludes Pursuit A driver whose car struck a toddler in downtown Paterson eluded pursuing police on busy city streets Thursday afternoon before abandoning the vehicle, authorities said. The white BMW struck the youngster on Main Street shortly before 1 p.m. and sped off, city Police Director Jerry Speziale said. The child sustained some cuts and bruises but wasn’t seriously injured, Speziale said. Responding to the hit-and-run alert, New Jersey State Police began pursuing the sedan before being joined by responding city units, the director said. They had to pull back because of the potential danger to civ…
Services Set For Boonton Girl, 11, Whose Mom Admitted Giving Her Unprescribed Drugs Services Set For Boonton Girl, 11, Whose Mom Admitted Giving Her Unprescribed Drugs
Services Set For Boonton Girl, 11, Whose Mom Admitted Giving Her Unprescribed Drugs A Boonton mom was charged after admitting she gave unprescribed drugs to her daughter, who was found dead next to a bottle of medication, documents show. Police responding to a report of a deceased child Monday night found Shay Mooney's 11-year-old daughter Wade Richardson unresponsive, ABC7 reports. Mooney gave the girl 10 milliliters of Oxycodone, Seroquel and other medications from her own prescriptions in an attempt to treat pain caused by a medical condition they both share, the mom told police. The affidavit says Mooney's apartment was in "serious disarray" with syringes, pill bottle…
LAWSUIT: Former Mendham Boarding School Students Accuse Headmaster Of Sex Abuse LAWSUIT: Former Mendham Boarding School Students Accuse Headmaster Of Sex Abuse
Lawsuit: Former Mendham Boarding School Students Accuse Headmaster Of Sex Abuse Two people have filed lawsuits under new state legislation alleging the headmaster of a now-defunct Mendham boarding school for students with special needs sexually abused them in the 1980s. James Schwartz and an unnamed plaintiff say former Chartwell Manor School headmaster Terence Lynch is unfit to work with children and failed to report the abuse to law enforcement, the DailyRecord reports. The alleged victims say in the suits the abuse they suffered at the boarding school -- which closed in 1984 -- caused them to suffer from emotional pain to this day, to which they are in counseling an…