Roofer From Bergenfield Charged With Raping Pre-Teen Roofer From Bergenfield Charged With Raping Pre-Teen
Roofer From Bergenfield Charged With Raping Pre-Teen A painter from Guatemala who works as a roofer was charged with raping a pre-teen several times in Bergenfield. ICE immediately placed a detainer on Victor Chitay, 37, after he was arrested Tuesday and booked into the Bergen County Jail, records show. Chitay sexually assaulted the pre-teen “on more than one occasion,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit arrested the roofing contractor following a tip from Bergenfield police, Musella prosecutor said. They charged him with three counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault an…
Deportee Who Raped Paterson Girl, 15, After Illegally Re-Entering US Gets 7¾ Years Deportee Who Raped Paterson Girl, 15, After Illegally Re-Entering US Gets 7¾ Years
Deportee Who Raped Paterson Girl, 15, After Illegally Re-Entering US Gets 7¾ Years UPDATE: A deportee who snuck back into the U.S. and was living illegally in Paterson was sentenced Tuesday to 95 months in federal prison for raping a 15-year-old city girl. Juan Carlos Morales-Pedraza, a 35-year-old Mexican citizen who was born in Ecuador, had been deported in 2010, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. He'd re-entered the United States when he approached the girl in Passaic County in April 2019, had sex with her, then took her with him on a planned trip to Chicago, Honig said. They never made it that far, however. An Ohio state trooper pulled Morales-Pedraza’s 201…
14 Arrested In ICE Protest At Bergen County Jail 14 Arrested In ICE Protest At Bergen County Jail
14 Arrested In ICE Protest At Bergen County Jail Fourteen protestors were arrested – one of whom was charged with assaulting an officer – during another anti-ICE demonstration at the Bergen County Jail. Those arrested were part of a group that held an overnight vigil across from the jail aimed at stopping the deportation of Marvin Jerezano Peña. Peña has been arrested by police in Red Bank and had a federal deportation hearing scheduled Tuesday in Newark, they said. Trespassing protestors prevented vehicles from entering and leaving the sally port used to shuttle inmates and detainees in and out of the lockup in Hackensack, Bergen Count…
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…
Illegal Immigrant Admits Raping Paterson Girl, 15, Taking Her Across State Lines Illegal Immigrant Admits Raping Paterson Girl, 15, Taking Her Across State Lines
Illegal Immigrant Admits Raping Paterson Girl, 15, Taking Her Across State Lines A deportee who'd been living illegally in Paterson after sneaking back into the country admitted Tuesday that he raped a 15-year-old city girl whom he convinced to travel out of state with him, federal authorities said. Juan Carlos Morales-Pedraza, a 34-year-old Mexican citizen, also pleaded guilty via video conference with a U.S. District Court judge in Newark to illegally re-entering the United States. The Ecuadoran-born Morales-Pedraza, who’d been deported in 2010, approached the girl in April 2019, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. After having sex with her, he took the girl …
Manhunt Ends: Immigration Detainee Who Escaped From Essex Jail Captured, ICE Says Manhunt Ends: Immigration Detainee Who Escaped From Essex Jail Captured, ICE Says
Manhunt Ends: Immigration Detainee Who Escaped From Essex Jail Captured, ICE Says A Guatemalan national who escaped from the jail in Essex County while awaiting a deportation hearing is back in federal custody, authorities said. ICE agents captured Luis Cordon-Guzman, 31, on Saturday, ending an extensive manhunt involving several law enforcement agencies, Newark ICE-ERO Field Officer Director John Tsoukaris announced. “As a result of the investigatory efforts of the dedicated men and women of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations Newark Field Office, this criminal alien is back behind bars," Tsoukaris said Monday night. “Our officers worked day and night over this past …
Portuguese Immigrant, 42, Gets 40 Years In Prison For Fatal Long Branch Pizzeria Shooting Portuguese Immigrant, 42, Gets 40 Years In Prison For Fatal Long Branch Pizzeria Shooting
Portuguese Immigrant, 42, Gets 40 Years In Prison For Fatal Long Branch Pizzeria Shooting A Monmouth County man won't be eligible for parole until he's 80 years old and faces deportation, after receiving a 40-year state prison sentence on murder charges, authorities said. Miguel Camara, 42, of Long Branch, previously pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, first-degree attempted murder and endangering the welfare of a child on July 15 before Superior Court Judge Vincent Falcetano, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Camara was sentenced on Friday in connection with the shooting death of Marco Moreira, 45, for trying to kill…
Long Branch Man Pleads Guilty, Faces Deportation For Restaurant Shooting Long Branch Man Pleads Guilty, Faces Deportation For Restaurant Shooting
Long Branch Man Pleads Guilty, Faces Deportation For Restaurant Shooting A 42-year-old man from Portugal faces a 38-year state prison sentence and deportation in connection with multiple shootings while fighting over a handgun at a Long Branch restaurant. Miguel Camara, of Long Branch, pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder charges for the 2018 incident at Bom DMais, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said in a statement. Camara agreed to the plea on Tuesday before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Vincent Falcetano, the prosecutor said. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 11. Camara admitted to killing Marco Moreira, 45, also …
'TERRIFIED': Central NJ Dad Ripped Away From Family By ICE In Traffic Stop Faces Deportation 'TERRIFIED': Central NJ Dad Ripped Away From Family By ICE In Traffic Stop Faces Deportation
'Terrified': Central NJ Dad Ripped Away From Family By ICE In Traffic Stop Faces Deportation A Middlesex County family is desperate to keep their father in the U.S. after he was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in a traffic stop. Melvin Herrera of North Brunswick, who is an undocumented immigrant, was arrested last November for an expired registration of a vehicle that wasn't even his, ABC7 reports. Herrera was driving a van in Plainfield for his job as a construction worker, and instead of being ticketed, he was arrested and handed over to ICE. The breadwinner and father of three -- whose younger kids, William, 12, and Valerie, 4, have autism -- i…
Murder, Rape Charges Dropped In Rutherford Woman's Beating Death After Judge Rejects DNA Proof Murder, Rape Charges Dropped In Rutherford Woman's Beating Death After Judge Rejects DNA Proof
Murder, Rape Charges Dropped In Rutherford Woman's Beating Death After Judge Rejects DNA Proof Murder and rape charges were dropped against a Guatemalan national accused of killing a 50-year-old Rutherford woman more than six years ago after a judge refused to allow prosecutors to use DNA evidence against him. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said she had no choice, leaving the family of Karen Splettstoesser without justice. Rafael Camey is now in the hands of federal immigration officials who are expected to deport him. The issue bounced around the court system before coming to a halt last month. Superior Court Judge Marilyn C. Clark initially granted a defense request …