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MD Man Who Sexually Assaulted Girl, 6, In South Jersey Sentenced: Prosecutors MD Man Who Sexually Assaulted Girl, 6, In South Jersey Sentenced: Prosecutors
MD Man Who Sexually Assaulted Girl, 6, In South Jersey Sentenced: Prosecutors A Maryland man will spend more than three decades in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl in Burlington County, authorities said. Kevin Williams of Clinton, MD, was sentenced to 41 years in prison, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release on Friday, Dec. 20. Williams, 34, pleaded guilty in July to two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and four counts of second-degree sexual assault. The assaults happened on multiple occasions over several years. Prosecutors said additional details about the case are being withheld to protect the girl’s …

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by Chris Spiker
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Atlantic City's Mayor Asked Daughter To 'Twist Up' Abuse Accusations, New Indictment Says Atlantic City's Mayor Asked Daughter To 'Twist Up' Abuse Accusations, New Indictment Says
Atlantic City's Mayor Asked Daughter To 'Twist Up' Abuse Accusations, New Indictment Says Atlantic City's mayor was accused of telling his teen daughter to lie to police after she accused her parents of violent abuse, authorities said. Mayor Marty Small Sr., 50, was indicted by a grand jury on Tuesday, Dec. 17 for third-degree witness tampering, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was already facing an indictment on child abuse-related charges along with Dr. La'Quetta Small, his wife and superintendent of Atlantic City schools. In the latest indictment, prosecutors said Mayor Small asked his 16-year-old daughter in September to …

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Man Confesses To Sexually Assaulting Two Children Under 13, Prosecutors Say South Jersey Man Confesses To Sexually Assaulting Two Children Under 13, Prosecutors Say
South Jersey Man Confesses To Sexually Assaulting Two Children Under 13, Prosecutors Say A Gloucester City man admitted to sexually assaulting two children nearly four years ago, authorities said. Henry Papaleo, 58, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child less than 13 years of age, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. The investigation began in 2023 after the victims reported the assaults to their parents. To protect their identities, additional details about the assaults and Papaleo's access to the children were being withheld, prosecutors said. Papaleo entered his guilty plea in superior court on Thursday, …

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by Chris Spiker
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Central Jersey Man Convicted Of Sexually, Physically Abusing Girl For 6+ Years: Prosecutors Central Jersey Man Convicted Of Sexually, Physically Abusing Girl For 6+ Years: Prosecutors
Central Jersey Man Convicted Of Sexually, Physically Abusing Girl For 6+ Years: Prosecutors A Marlboro Township man was convicted of sexually and physically abusing a girl for more than six years, authorities said. A jury found 51-year-old Andrey Penkin guilty of second-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, as well as two counts each of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago announced the conviction in a news release on Wednesday, Sept. 18. Investigators said Penkin started sexually abusing the girl in 2016 when he lived in Sayreville. The abuse continued when Penkin moved …

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by Chris Spiker
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Atlantic City Mayor, Superintendent Indicted For Violent Abuse Of Daughter: Prosecutors Atlantic City Mayor, Superintendent Indicted For Violent Abuse Of Daughter: Prosecutors
Atlantic City Mayor, Superintendent Indicted For Violent Abuse Of Daughter: Prosecutors Atlantic City's mayor and schools superintendent were indicted after being accused of physically and emotionally abusing the couple's teen daughter, authorities said. A grand jury indicted Mayor Marty Small Sr., 50, and Dr. La'Quetta Small, 47, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. They were originally charged in the case on Monday, Apr. 15. Investigators said the couple violently abused their then-15-year-old daughter several times in December 2023 and January. In one incident, Mayor Small was accused of knocking her unconsc…

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by Chris Spiker
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Coach From Manchester Twp. Who Sexually Abused Three Teen Gymnasts Indicted: Prosecutors Coach From Manchester Twp. Who Sexually Abused Three Teen Gymnasts Indicted: Prosecutors
Coach From Manchester Twp. Who Sexually Abused Three Teen Gymnasts Indicted: Prosecutors A former Monmouth County gymnastics was indicted after being accused of sexually abusing three teenage gymnasts, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 56-year-old Sasha Raught of Manchester Township, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Monday, Sept. 16. He was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and three counts of second-degree sexual assault in June 2023. Investigators said the first two teens were sexually assaulted when Raught coached at Shrewsbury Gymnastics in the early to mid-1990s. The third teen was abused in 2008 when R…

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by Chris Spiker
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NJ Man Accused Of Having Sexual Relationships With 2 Former Students In WV: Sheriff NJ Man Accused Of Having Sexual Relationships With 2 Former Students In WV: Sheriff
NJ Man Accused Of Having Sexual Relationships With 2 Former Students In WV: Sheriff A 50-year-old New Jersey man was arrested on accusations he had a sexual relationship with two students while working as a substitute teacher in West Virginia more than 20 years ago. Brian Kain, of Brick Township, was arrested by detectives with the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, Sept. 12, the office said in a news release. He was charged with two counts of sexual abuse by a person in a position of trust to a child. Kain worked as a substitute teacher for Monongalia High School at the time of the alleged incidents between 2000 and 2004, authorities said. He&n…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Atlantic City HS Principal Indicted In Mayor, Superintendent Child Abuse Cover-Up: Prosecutors Atlantic City HS Principal Indicted In Mayor, Superintendent Child Abuse Cover-Up: Prosecutors
Atlantic City HS Principal Indicted In Mayor, Superintendent Child Abuse Cover-Up: Prosecutors Atlantic City High School's principal was indicted after she was accused of covering up parental abuse claims by the daughter of the mayor and school superintendent, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 39-year-old Constance Days-Chapman of Atlantic City on Wednesday, Sept. 11, the Atlantic City Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. She was previously charged on Thursday, Mar. 28. Investigators said a then-15-year-old told Days-Chapman in December 2023 that she suffered from "continuous headaches" because she was hit by her parents at home. According to prosecutors, Days-Chapman d…

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by Chris Spiker
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South Jersey Corrections Officer Who Sexually Assaulted Girl Under 13 Sentenced: Prosecutors South Jersey Corrections Officer Who Sexually Assaulted Girl Under 13 Sentenced: Prosecutors
South Jersey Corrections Officer Who Sexually Assaulted Girl Under 13 Sentenced: Prosecutors A Cape May County corrections officer will spend more than a quarter-century in prison for sexually assaulting a girl younger than 13 years old, authorities said. Jonathan Perez, 35, of Woodbine, was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 8 to 30 years in state prison, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release. A jury convicted him on four charges on Friday, Apr. 12. The girl reported the abuse "over an extended period of time" to state police in Woodbine on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023. Perez was arrested the next morning and a grand jury indicted him on…

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by Chris Spiker
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Watch Treadmill Abuse Dad Christopher Gregor Learn His Fate For Causing 6-Year-Old Son's Death Watch Treadmill Abuse Dad Christopher Gregor Learn His Fate For Causing 6-Year-Old Son's Death
Watch Treadmill Abuse Dad Christopher Gregor Learn His Fate For Causing 6-Year-Old Son's Death Presiding Judge Guy P. Ryan did not mince his words in delivering Christopher Gregor's sentence Friday, Aug. 2. "What Corey received that day was abuse of the most egregious sort and doesn't square with the defendant's statements today," said Ryan from an Ocean County courtroom in footage shared by Court TV. What he was referring to was the series of videos, obtained by Court TV, that show 32-year-old Gregor forcing 6-year-old Corey Micciolo to sprint for extended periods of time even after falling, again and again. Corey died on April 2, 2021. A post-mortem exam showed he had suffered in…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Central Jersey Man Sexually Assaulted Second Child 20+ Years Ago, Prosecutors Say Central Jersey Man Sexually Assaulted Second Child 20+ Years Ago, Prosecutors Say
Central Jersey Man Sexually Assaulted Second Child 20+ Years Ago, Prosecutors Say A South River man was indicted after he was accused of sexually assaulting a second child about 25 years ago, authorities said. A grand jury indicted 45-year-old Robert Wisiak on first-degree aggravated sexual assault. Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Julia Alonso announced the indictment in a news release on Monday, July 29. Wisiak, who used to live in Keansburg, was arrested on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Investigators said he sexually assaulted one child who was under 13 years old between 1999 and 2001. A second victim came forward after Wisiak was arrested. That vi…

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by Chris Spiker
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Central Jersey Man Who Raped Two Girls Over Several Years Sentenced, Prosecutors Say Central Jersey Man Who Raped Two Girls Over Several Years Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
Central Jersey Man Who Raped Two Girls Over Several Years Sentenced, Prosecutors Say An Eatontown man will spend at least four decades in prison after he was convicted of raping two girls over several years, authorities said. Gerell Schmitt, 36, was sentenced on Tuesday, July 9 to 48 years in state prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said in a news release on Monday, July 15. He was charged in several sexual assaults of two young girls that started a little more than a decade ago. A relative of the two victims first reported the abuse to Eatontown police in September 2020. Both girls were under 13 at the time of the sexual assaults. Investiga…

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by Chris Spiker
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Man Convicted After Video Catches Christmas Rape Of GF's Daughter In Atlantic City: Prosecutors Man Convicted After Video Catches Christmas Rape Of GF's Daughter In Atlantic City: Prosecutors
Man Convicted After Video Catches Christmas Rape Of GF's Daughter In Atlantic City: Prosecutors An Atlantic City man was convicted of raping his girlfriend's five-year-old daughter on Christmas, authorities said. A jury found 41-year-old Oscar Gomez Miralda guilty on Wednesday, June 26, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release. He was convicted of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child by sexual conduct. Investigators said Gomez Miralda raped the girl at her home on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Her mother discovered what happened by using a camera phone to record her daughter's bedroom while she was at work…

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by Chris Spiker
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10-Year Prison Minimum Awaits NJ Catholic School Teacher Who Took Upskirts Of Girls In Class 10-Year Prison Minimum Awaits NJ Catholic School Teacher Who Took Upskirts Of Girls In Class
10-Year Prison Minimum Awaits NJ Catholic School Teacher Who Took Upskirts Of Girls In Class UPDATE: A North Jersey school teacher who took upskirt photos and videos of female students faces at least 10 years in state prison when he’s sentenced next month. Michael F. Wagner, 41, of Hopatcong took a deal from prosecutors rather than risk the potential outcome of a trial, admitting that he recorded female 8th graders of his at Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta during class and collected child porn. In order to secure the agreement – and whatever leniency may come at his July 26 sentencing in Newton -- Wagner had to plead guilty earlier this month to first-degree child en…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Treadmill Abuse Dad Not Guilty Of Murder, Convicted Of Agg Assault In Son's Death (VIDEO) NJ Treadmill Abuse Dad Not Guilty Of Murder, Convicted Of Agg Assault In Son's Death (VIDEO)
NJ Treadmill Abuse Dad Not Guilty Of Murder, Convicted Of Agg Assault In Son's Death (Video) A Monroe Township man was convicted of abusing his six-year-old son during a treadmill workout that ultimately led to the boy's death, authorities said. After a six-week trial, a jury unanimously found 32-year-old Christopher Gregor guilty on Friday, May 31 of aggravated manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. The jury found Gregor not guilty of murder. A nearly video shared by Law & Crime shows the judge delivering the verdict. Gregor had been indicted on a murder charge in the death of his s…

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by Chris Spiker