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Jersey City Coach Sexually Assaults Girl At Toms River Track Meet: Prosecutor Jersey City Coach Sexually Assaults Girl At Toms River Track Meet: Prosecutor
Jersey City Coach Sexually Assaults Girl At Toms River Track Meet: Prosecutor A 61-year-old track coach from Jersey City has been arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted a girl at a track meet in Ocean County, authorities said. Thomas Downes was at the John Bennet Athletic Bubble in Toms River when he "inappropriately touched" a minor female athlete participating in the meet on Saturday, Feb. 12, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The girl reported the incident to her coach, who told authorities. Downes was identified as a suspect and charged on Feb. 24, the prosecutor said. He surrendered to authorities in Toms River on Monday, Feb. 28, b…

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by Jon Craig
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Driver Who Killed Bayonne Man, 5-Year-Old Daughter Gets 37 Years Driver Who Killed Bayonne Man, 5-Year-Old Daughter Gets 37 Years
Driver Who Killed Bayonne Man, 5-Year-Old Daughter Gets 37 Years A Hamilton man who was driving at more than 10 times the speed limit when he crashed into another vehicle, killing a Bayonne man and his young daughter, was sentenced Thursday to nearly 40 years in prison, the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office said. Scott Hahn, 39, was under the influence of drugs when he crashed into the back of another car at an Interchange 14C toll booth on the New Jersey Turnpike in Jersey City Feb. 22, 2016. Hahn was driving at 53 mph in what is a 5 mph zone, investigators later determined. The collision claimed the lives of Timothy O’Donnell, 48, and his five-year-ol…

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by Paul Milo