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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…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Conflict Arises In Child Sex Assault Trial Of Upper Saddle River Business Owner Conflict Arises In Child Sex Assault Trial Of Upper Saddle River Business Owner
Conflict Arises In Child Sex Assault Trial Of Upper Saddle River Business Owner Conflict erupted in only the second day of the trial of a former construction company owner from Upper Saddle River charged with sexually assaulting a young girl. A detective was testifying Thursday in Hackensack when defense attorney Joshua Cohn referred to previously dismissed indictments against his client, Louis Tantillo, witnesses said. Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Kristen DeMarco objected and Superior Court Judge Robert M. Vinci instructed the jurors to ignore the comment. After Vinci dismissed the jury for the day, Assistant Bergen County Prosecutor Joseph W. Torre asked the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Upper Saddle River Man Indicted For 3rd Time In Child Sex Case Upper Saddle River Man Indicted For 3rd Time In Child Sex Case
Upper Saddle River Man Indicted For 3rd Time In Child Sex Case HACKENSACK, N.J. — After two failed attempts at prosecuting a former construction company owner from Upper Saddle River on child sex charges, authorities have obtained a third indictment. A defense lawyer for Louis Tantillo, 53, got the previous indictments dismissed each of the past two years based on the alleged victim's apparent inability to specify when she says the assault occurred. The latest accuses Tantillo of sexually assaulting and endangering the girl, during a sleepover at his home between June 25-Sept. 3, 2009, when she was 12. The case emerged five years later, after the girl…

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by Jerry DeMarco