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Prosecutor: NY Corrections Officer 'Forcibly Penetrated' NJ Teen, Took Money Back Prosecutor: NY Corrections Officer 'Forcibly Penetrated' NJ Teen, Took Money Back
Prosecutor: NY Corrections Officer 'Forcibly Penetrated' NJ Teen, Took Money Back A New York corrections officer from Sullivan County is accused of forcibly penetrating a 16-year-old girl in northern New Jersey -- then taking back the money he gave her in exchange for sexual acts and walking out, said authorities who charged him. Michael Rivera, 26, of Glen Spey, contacted the girl online and then offered her money in exchange for sexual acts around the time of Fourth of July 2018, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp said. Rivera gave the teen money in exchange for sexual acts when they met a few days later in Mount Olive, N.J., Knapp said. "When the victim i…

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Boy, 12, Drowns At Private Club In Montville Boy, 12, Drowns At Private Club In Montville
Boy, 12, Drowns At Private Club In Montville A 12-year-old boy drowned while swimming at Montville's Lake Valhalla Club Wednesday, authorities said. ** UPDATE: The boy was identified by the district's superintendent as Aaron Melzer. ** The Morris County Prosecutor's Office didn't immediately identify the boy, who was pulled from the water near a dock at the private club around 3:30 p.m., 20 or so minutes after he reportedly went under. Township police and prosecutor's detectives were investigating the incident, assisted by the Morris County sheriff's CSI Unit. Anyone with information about the drowning was asked to contact the …

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Warwick Driver Among Three Seriously Injured When Teen Tries Passing Car, Crashes Into Traffic Warwick Driver Among Three Seriously Injured When Teen Tries Passing Car, Crashes Into Traffic
Warwick Driver Among Three Seriously Injured When Teen Tries Passing Car, Crashes Into Traffic Three people, including an Orange County resident, were hospitalized with serious injuries sustained in a head-on crash in Jefferson, New Jersey, authorities said. Naiomy Rivera, 18 of Somerset, was headed eastbound on Berkshire Valley Road when she attempted to pass another car, striking a 2015 Honda CRV headed westbound head on around 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jefferson Police Sgt. Joseph Kratzel said. Rivera, her 15-year-old passenger and the 29-year-old Honda driver from Warwick were all taken to Saint Clare's Denville and Dover with serious injuries, Kratzel said. The Morris County Pro…

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by Cecilia Levine