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Philly Sex Offender Pens Google Reviews Of Revealing Photos He Snapped Of Women, Police Say Philly Sex Offender Pens Google Reviews Of Revealing Photos He Snapped Of Women, Police Say
Philly Sex Offender Pens Google Reviews Of Revealing Photos He Snapped Of Women, Police Say A registered sex offender from Philadelphia took hundreds of revealing photos of women at area businesses, then uploaded them to Google maps -- penning Google review for many of them, as first reported by NorthPennNow. James Dirk Roberts, 55, is facing 11 misdemeanor counts of invasion of privacy following the 10-month investigation launched last July by Montgomery Township Police Department. An investigation was launched last July after police were tipped off to reports of a man taking photos of a female employee at an area business, the criminal complaint says. The woman was pa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-Teacher, Wrestling Coach Indicted For Criminal Sexual Contact Worked At Dozens Of NJ Schools Ex-Teacher, Wrestling Coach Indicted For Criminal Sexual Contact Worked At Dozens Of NJ Schools
Ex-Teacher, Wrestling Coach Indicted For Criminal Sexual Contact Worked At Dozens Of NJ Schools A former special education teacher and college wrestling coach who worked for dozens of New Jersey schools and youth programs has been indicted for endangering the welfare of a minor, filming/possession of child exploitive material, and criminal sexual contact, authorities said.  John M. Denuto, 44, of Spotswood, was indicted on more than two dozen counts of charges relating to child endangerment, invasion of privacy, possession of child pornography witness tampering and more, according to Middlesex County Yolanda Ciccone and Chief John Zebrowski of the Sayrevil…

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by Jon Craig
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BUSTED: Man Recorded Himself Taking Shower Video Of Underage Bergen Girl, Authorities Say BUSTED: Man Recorded Himself Taking Shower Video Of Underage Bergen Girl, Authorities Say
Busted: Man Recorded Himself Taking Shower Video Of Underage Bergen Girl, Authorities Say A Guatemalan national living in Fairview hid his cellphone behind shampoo bottles to record video of an underage girl in the shower – and in doing so gave investigators all the evidence they needed, authorities said. It was a different kind of "gotcha!" they said. Rene Quino-Curruchiche, 38, of Walker Street was arrested after borough police received a 911 call from the youngster, who is in her early teens, according to a complaint on file in Superior Court in Hackensack. A Special Victims Unit detective from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office who interviewed him got Quino-Curruchiche’s…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Carlstadt Trucker Charged In Sex Recording Of Pre-Teen Carlstadt Trucker Charged In Sex Recording Of Pre-Teen
Carlstadt Trucker Charged In Sex Recording Of Pre-Teen A truck driver from Carlstadt was charged with recording indecent images of a pre-teen. Marlon Mendoza-Salas, 30, “engaged in sexual conduct” with the underage child “on multiple occasions in Bergen County,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wednesday. Detectives from his Special Victims Unit arrested Mendoza-Salas on charges of sexual assault by contact, invasion of privacy by recording a sex act without consent and child endangerment following an investigation with Carlstadt police, the prosecutor said. Mendoza-Salas, who Musella said is married, remained held Wednesday in the B…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Martial Arts Studio Owner Placed Hidden Camera In Bathroom, Prosecutor Says NJ Martial Arts Studio Owner Placed Hidden Camera In Bathroom, Prosecutor Says
NJ Martial Arts Studio Owner Placed Hidden Camera In Bathroom, Prosecutor Says The 31-year-old owner of a martial arts studio was arrested on accusations he placed a camera inside of a bathroom and filmed members of the public and students who used it, authorities said Wednesday. Leonardo Sanchez of Somerville -- who owns Impact Martial Arts in Warren -- was arrested March 19 and charged with third-degree Invasion of privacy, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. Police were called to the Mountain Boulevard studio around 11:30 p.m., when an employee found a hidden camera inside of the business, along with videos of individuals using the bathroom, Rober…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Central Jersey EMT Accused Of Secretly Recording People In Bathrooms For Years Central Jersey EMT Accused Of Secretly Recording People In Bathrooms For Years
Central Jersey EMT Accused Of Secretly Recording People In Bathrooms For Years A 31-year-old Hunterdon County EMT was accused Wednesday of secretly recording multiple people in rescue squad bathrooms without their knowledge or consent for years. Douglas Gimson, 31, of Hampton, was arrested Dec. 3 on invasion of privacy charges, Acting Hunterdon County Prosecutor Michael J. Williams said alongside two local law enforcement agencies. Grismon, a member of both the Flemington-Raritan and Lambertville-New Hope rescue squads, recorded the individuals in the bathrooms of the squads' facilities, a spokesperson for the Hunterdon County Prosecutor's Office said. The …

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by Cecilia Levine
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SEEN HIM? Wayne Police ID Peeper Who Took Upskirt Pic Of Woman In Mall Bathroom Stall SEEN HIM? Wayne Police ID Peeper Who Took Upskirt Pic Of Woman In Mall Bathroom Stall
Seen HIM? Wayne Police ID Peeper Who Took Upskirt Pic Of Woman In Mall Bathroom Stall Wayne police turned to the public Wednesday for help finding a Newark fugitive who they said took an “upskirt” photo of a woman using a toilet in a Willowbrook Mall bathroom. Aware that authorities were searching for him, Mohammad Abass, 40, fled the area and was believed to be in upstate New York or Vermont, Detective Capt. Daniel Daly said. He may be driving a gray or silver 2004 Honda Accord with New Jersey license plates: A12LGM. The woman told police she was using the facilities at Macy’s on Aug. 14 when the man “reached under from the stall beside her while holding a cellphone from …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Police: Peeping-Tom Contractor Hid Video Camera In Paramus, Wayne Family Bathrooms Police: Peeping-Tom Contractor Hid Video Camera In Paramus, Wayne Family Bathrooms
Police: Peeping-Tom Contractor Hid Video Camera In Paramus, Wayne Family Bathrooms A contractor hid a micro camera that recorded video in bathrooms at homes in Paramus and Wayne, authorities said. The Paramus victim went to local police after finding the camera, with a micro-SD memory card, hidden in a bathroom wall, Police Chief Kenneth Ehrenberg said Wednesday. Detectives learned that the homeowner had hired Romeo Sanchez, 47, of West New York to replace a window, Ehrenberg said. Sanchez "had not finished the job and reported that he would return at a later date and time," the chief said. Detective Mark Pinajian examined the device's memory card and found "several vid…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: NJ Contractor Installs Mirrors To Spy On Girls In Middle School Bathroom Authorities: NJ Contractor Installs Mirrors To Spy On Girls In Middle School Bathroom
Authorities: NJ Contractor Installs Mirrors To Spy On Girls In Middle School Bathroom A peeping Tom installed mirrors so he could spy on girls in the bathroom stalls at a South Jersey middle school, authorities charged. Staffers caught contractor Gregory Mahley, 51, of West Deptford peeking through an air conditioning vent at the Glen Landing Middle School, police in Gloucester Township said. That's when they discovered that mirrors had been installed on the interior doors of the stalls in one of the girl’s bathrooms. Police were called and Mahley was arrested on invasion of privacy and child endangerment charges. Mahley -- who was sent to the Camden County Jail -- has wor…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Former NJ Army Guardsman Rejects Plea Deal In 'Upskirt' Photo Charge Former NJ Army Guardsman Rejects Plea Deal In 'Upskirt' Photo Charge
Former NJ Army Guardsman Rejects Plea Deal In 'Upskirt' Photo Charge The case of a former New Jersey Army National Guardsman accused of snapping photos up women's skirts will be heading to trial after he rejected a plea deal in Sussex County, according to a recent news report. Stephen Grogan, of Branchville, has been accused in four "upskirting" incidents across the U.S. since 2018 -- the year he separated from the state's National Guard, the NJ Herald reports. Grogan appeared in front of Sussex County Judge Louis S. Sceusi in a virtual hearing Tuesday, for an invasion of privacy charge stemming from a 2018 incident in a Montague supermarket. Grogan's attor…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Police: PalPark Plumber Secretly Recorded Video In Tenafly Woman's Bathroom Police: PalPark Plumber Secretly Recorded Video In Tenafly Woman's Bathroom
Police: PalPark Plumber Secretly Recorded Video In Tenafly Woman's Bathroom A Palisades Park plumber secretly recorded video of a Tenafly customer by hiding his cellphone in her bathroom, said authorities who wonder whether there may be other victims. Tenafly police nabbed Eric Maldonado, 46, at the woman’s home after she discovered his cellphone “positioned in an unusual location actively recording” video in a specific bathroom he suspiciously insisted on using, Captain Michael deMoncada said Tuesday. Police charged Maldonado with two counts of invasion of privacy and released him on a summonses pending a court hearing. Now they’re trying to determine whether th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Elizabeth Man, 19, Busted With Child Porn Elizabeth Man, 19, Busted With Child Porn
Elizabeth Man, 19, Busted With Child Porn A 19-year-old Elizabeth man is facing numerous charges for possession and distribution of child pornography, authorities said. Dakeem Stockling was found with multiple sexually graphic images of a minor which he also distributed, authorities said following an investigation into his Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat accounts, Acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo said Friday. Stockling was charged with second-degree distribution of child pornography and third-degree possession of child pornography. He is scheduled to appear in Union County Superior Court on Wednesday, June 17. He …

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by Valerie Musson