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Philly Man Abducted In U-Haul After Trip To Parx Casino Weeks After Deadly NJ Incident: Reports Philly Man Abducted In U-Haul After Trip To Parx Casino Weeks After Deadly NJ Incident: Reports
Philly Man Abducted In U-Haul After Trip To Parx Casino Weeks After Deadly NJ Incident: Reports A Philadelphia was kidnapped in a U-Haul van then tied up and robbed in a basement while returning from the Parx Casino over the weekend, news reports say. The news comes just weeks after a New Jersey man was followed home from the same casino and shot dead in his driveway. The 46-year-old victim apparently saw a U-Haul van in his Adams Avenue driveway around 1 a.m. Sunday, according to 6abc and the Philadelphia Inquirer. Three masked men including at least two who were armed approached him and grabbed him while he was going inside his house, the outlet said. He was then thrown …

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Clifton Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Young Victim For 6 Years Clifton Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Young Victim For 6 Years
Clifton Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Young Victim For 6 Years A Clifton man sexually assaulted a young victim over the course of six years, beginning when the child was 12, authorities charged. Corey Ervin, 44, remained held in the Passaic County Jail following his arrest Monday on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated criminal contact and child endangerment, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Detectives from her Special Victims Unit began investigating after being notified by the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Valdes said Tuesday. They interviewed multiple witnesses, as well as the youth,…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Prosecutor: Fair Lawn HS Teacher Had Sex, Shared Drugs With Student Bergen Prosecutor: Fair Lawn HS Teacher Had Sex, Shared Drugs With Student
Bergen Prosecutor: Fair Lawn HS Teacher Had Sex, Shared Drugs With Student UPDATE: A Fair Lawn High School graphic arts teacher had sex and shared drugs with a student, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Friday. Detectives from Musella's Special Victims Unit were notified by the Institutional Abuse Investigation Unit of the New Jersey Department of Children and Family on Wednesday that Christine E. Knudsen, 44, had "engaged  in an inappropriate sexual relationship with a student at the school where she is employed," the prosecutor said. "An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Fair Lawn Police Department revealed that Knudsen, of…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child, 8 Passaic Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child, 8
Passaic Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Child, 8 A 23-year-old Passaic man was accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old child. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes said detectives from her Special Victims Unit began investigating after the victim’s mother contacted her office directly. They arrested Manuel Figueroa and charged him with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment for an incident that the child said occurred at a home in Passaic between and March of this year, she said. Figueroa remained held in the Passaic County Jail pending court action, the prosecutor said.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Religious Instructor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Paterson Student For Years Religious Instructor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Paterson Student For Years
Religious Instructor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Paterson Student For Years A religious instructor from Paterson was charged with repeatedly sexually abusing one of his students at the youngster's home for more than seven years, then beating and threatening the child as he tried to avoid being caught. Authorities were seeking other possible victims. MD Rahman, 49, who provides in-home religious instruction to various families in Paterson, was ordered held pending trial by a Superior Court judge in Paterson on Wednesday following his arrest the week before. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said city police reported the alleged abuse to detectives from he…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Man Named In 34-Count Child Sex Assault Indictment Paterson Man Named In 34-Count Child Sex Assault Indictment
Paterson Man Named In 34-Count Child Sex Assault Indictment A Paterson ex-con repeatedly assaulted a child sexually over the course of a year and then repeated it again five years later, authorities charged. An indictment charges Gilberto Lopez-Rodriguez, 43, with a combined 34 offenses, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes. These include: nine counts of aggravated sexual assault; 14 counts of sexual assault; seven counts of aggravated criminal sexual contact; two counts of criminal sexual contact; two counts of child endangerment. The incidents occurred at several residences for a year, beginning in February 2014, and then again in January…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Deliveryman From Little Ferry Charged With Repeatedly Molesting Pre-Teen In River Edge Deliveryman From Little Ferry Charged With Repeatedly Molesting Pre-Teen In River Edge
Deliveryman From Little Ferry Charged With Repeatedly Molesting Pre-Teen In River Edge A 23-year-old deliveryman from Little Ferry repeatedly molested a pre-teen at a River Edge residence, authorities charged. Roberto Carlos Mancia remained held Saturday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest by county prosecutor’s detectives earlier this week, records show. Mancia is charged with second-degree sexual assault, as well as child endangerment. Investigating a tip from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency, Special Victims Unit detectives found that Mancia “sexually assaulted th…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Wallington Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Elmwood Park Pre-Teen Wallington Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Elmwood Park Pre-Teen
Wallington Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Elmwood Park Pre-Teen A Wallington man who was once accused of having sex with a minor was arrested again on charges of sexually assaulting a pre-teen in Elmwood Park eight years ago, authorities confirmed. Rene A. Castaneda, 43, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest the day before on aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment charges. The unemployed Salvadoran national has an extensive criminal history in Bergen County dating back more than a decade, records show. Authorities in 2015 charged him with the statutory rape of a 14-year-old girl. How those charges…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Garfield Man, 71, Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen Garfield Man, 71, Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen
Garfield Man, 71, Charged With Sexual Contact With Teen A 71-year-old Garfield man was jailed on charges of having sexual contact with an underage minor. Authorities didn’t specify the “inappropriate sexual conduct” alleged against Mikulas “Mickey” Banacky, who Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said is married and unemployed. He did say it involved “a child under the age of sixteen in Garfield.” Banacky, a Czech immigrant who lives on Gaston Avenue, had a prior arrest on his record. He spent nearly two months in the Bergen County Jail in 2014 after being charged with simple assault and making threats, records show. This time he was charged…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Passaic Man, 58, Arrested In Texas, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Two Children Passaic Man, 58, Arrested In Texas, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Two Children
Passaic Man, 58, Arrested In Texas, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Two Children A detention hearing was planned this week for a 58-year-old Passaic man accused of sexually assaulting two children. The victims – now 13 and 15 – were sexually assaulted by Luis Castillo-Galindo at a city residence within the past year, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. Following an investigation by her Special Victims Unit – in which both youngsters and other witnesses were interviewed -- Castillo-Galindo was arrested in Dallas, Texas late last week, the prosecutor said. He’s charged with sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact and child endangerment, she said.…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Paterson Grandpa Charged With Sexually Abusing Two Youngsters Paterson Grandpa Charged With Sexually Abusing Two Youngsters
Paterson Grandpa Charged With Sexually Abusing Two Youngsters A 71-year-old Paterson man sexually assaulted two children, authorities charged. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said that Samuel Garrison was arrested after detectives from her Special Victims Unit interviewed both youngsters, one 10 and the other 16, as well as other witnesses. Garrison remained held in the Passaic County Jail pending a detention hearing next week in Superior Court in Paterson. He’s charged with single counts of sexual assault and aggravated criminal sexual contact and two of child endangerment, Valdes said. ****** NOTE: Authorities warn parents that those …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Clifton Police Officer Indicted On Child Sex Assault Charges Clifton Police Officer Indicted On Child Sex Assault Charges
Clifton Police Officer Indicted On Child Sex Assault Charges Grand jurors in Paterson returned an indictment charging a Clifton police officer with several child sex abuse counts, authorities said Friday. Frank Castro-Ramirez, 40, has remained held in the Passaic County Jail ever since his June 3 arrest, records show. Special Victims Unit Assistant Passaic County Prosecutor Alyssa DiSturco secured the indictment charging him with two counts each of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, aggravated sexual contact and child endangerment Clifton police notified unit detectives of the allegations in late May, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes…

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by Jerry DeMarco