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Monmouth County Man Indicted For Videotaping Himself Masturbating In Asbury Park: Prosecutor Monmouth County Man Indicted For Videotaping Himself Masturbating In Asbury Park: Prosecutor
Monmouth County Man Indicted For Videotaping Himself Masturbating In Asbury Park: Prosecutor A 51-year-old man from West Long Branch has been indicted by a Monmouth County grand jury for videotaping himself while masturbating in a public park in Asbury Park, authorities said. In addition to lewdness, the three-count indictment also charges Michael K. Russo with having child sexual abuse files stored on a computer drive connected with his email address and for possessing cocaine, Acting Prosecutor Lori Linskey said on Friday. Russo, 51, was charged with third-degree endangering the welfare of a child via possession of child sexual abuse material, third-degree possessi…

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by Jon Craig
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'Operation Dunder Mifflin' Nets 9 Scranton Sex Offenders, US Marshals Say 'Operation Dunder Mifflin' Nets 9 Scranton Sex Offenders, US Marshals Say
'Operation Dunder Mifflin' Nets 9 Scranton Sex Offenders, US Marshals Say Nine sex offenders living in Scranton, PA were arrested in a multi-agency operation called "Operation Dunder Mifflin." The undercover sting pays homage to NBC's "The Office," which is set in a paper company called "Dunder Mifflin." While the paper company itself was fake, the operation was very real. The US Marshals Service (USMS) coordinated with the Scranton Police Department – supported by the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) Megan’s Law Section – to verify the registered home addresses of 219 registered sex offenders living in and around Scranton between Aug. 2 and Sept. 17. Thirteen o…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Jersey Shore Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Register Under Megan's Law Jersey Shore Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Register Under Megan's Law
Jersey Shore Sex Offender Charged With Failing To Register Under Megan's Law A 21-year-old Jersey Shore man was arrested for failing to register as a sex offender under Megan's Law, authorities said Wednesday Ralph Downey, Jr., of Manchester, was arrested on Sept. 28, after failing to meet his annual registration requirement with any law enforcement agencies, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. Megan’s Law has required certain sex offenders to register with their local police departments whenever they move and/or change their residential address or place of employment since 1994.  Failure to comply is a third-degree crime. Downey was lodge…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Ex-Planning Board CM In New Milford Gets Three Years For Child Porn Ex-Planning Board CM In New Milford Gets Three Years For Child Porn
Ex-Planning Board CM In New Milford Gets Three Years For Child Porn UPDATE: A former planning board chairman from New Milford who authorities said got underage girls to send him naked photos online was sentenced to three years in state prison. Angelo DeCarlo, a 56-year-old account manager, was originally charged with distributing obscene material to a minor, sexual conduct with a child, child endangerment and viewing or possessing more than 1,000 illegal images when he was arrested last October. Rather than face trial, he pleaded guilty Friday in Superior Court in Hackensack earlier this year to a single second-degree count of endangering the welfare of a c…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Sussex County Man, 38, Gets 3 Years State Prison For Child Pornography Possession: Prosecutor Sussex County Man, 38, Gets 3 Years State Prison For Child Pornography Possession: Prosecutor
Sussex County Man, 38, Gets 3 Years State Prison For Child Pornography Possession: Prosecutor A Sussex County man who pleaded guilty to child pornography will spend three years behind bars, authorities said. Michael Raub, 38, was sentenced to three years state prison at the Adult Diagnostic Treatment Center during his appearance in Sussex County virtual court on Sept. 14, Prosecutor Francis A. Koch said. Raub, of Highland Lakes, also faces lifelong parole supervision, Megan’s Law registration, submission of DNA samples, compliance with Internet restrictions after being released and payment of fees totaling $2,255, Koch said. Raub pleaded guilty to second-degree possession of child …

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by Valerie Musson
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Jersey City Police Officer Admits Going To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App Jersey City Police Officer Admits Going To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App
Jersey City Police Officer Admits Going To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App A disgraced Jersey City police officer admitted Thursday that he drove to Atlantic City expecting to have sex with two girls – one 8, the other 10 -- for $200. Stephen Wilson, 34, of Bayonne will be sentenced to eight years in state prison in exchange for his guilty plea before a Superior Court judge in Mays Landing on Thursday to attempted aggravated sexual assault, Acting New Jersey Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Wilson was carrying condoms and $500 in cash when State Police and federal Homeland Security agents arrested him this past February, Bruck said. He’d agre…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Prosecutor: Jury Finds Phillipsburg Man Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Child Prosecutor: Jury Finds Phillipsburg Man Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Child
Prosecutor: Jury Finds Phillipsburg Man Guilty Of Sexually Assaulting 12-Year-Old Child A jury found a Phillipsburg man guilty of sexually assaulting a 12-year-old child, authorities said. Gilberto Morales of Summit Avenue was found guilty of a three-count indictment Friday in Warren County Superior Court, Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. Morales was convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a victim under 13, sexual assault of a victim under 13 with the defendant four years older, and endangering the welfare of a child, Pfeiffer said. The sexual assault occurred in Phillipsburg on April 25, 2019 when the child was 12 and known to Morales, authorities said. Morales faces a…

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by Valerie Musson
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Planned Sex With 15-Year-Old Jersey Shore 'Boy' Gets Admitted Predator Three Years Behind Bars Planned Sex With 15-Year-Old Jersey Shore 'Boy' Gets Admitted Predator Three Years Behind Bars
Planned Sex With 15-Year-Old Jersey Shore 'Boy' Gets Admitted Predator Three Years Behind Bars A confessed predator who was busted when he showed up for what he thought would be sex with a 15-year-old boy at the Jersey Shore was sentenced to a plea-bargained three years in prison. Robert Lisicki, 51, of Metuchen didn’t realize the person he’d been communicating with on social media was actually an undercover detective, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said. Lisicki planned meeting the “boy” for sex, even discussing the things he’d planned do to, Bruck said. Detectives who were waiting arrested Lisicki when he arrived at the planned location in Toms River, the attorney general…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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CHILD PORN: Ex-Mahwah Councilman Gets Probation CHILD PORN: Ex-Mahwah Councilman Gets Probation
Child Porn: Ex-Mahwah Councilman Gets Probation UPDATE: A former Mahwah councilman who admitted having child porn avoided prison time and won't have to register as a Megan's Law offender thanks to a plea deal. Charles Jandris, a 56-year-old father of two, was sentenced to five years probation in Superior Court in Hackensack late last week as part of the deal. Jandris was operating a children's day care center with his mother when he was arrested in February 2019, authorities said at the time. SEE: A former EMT captain and Mahwah councilman who co-owns and operates a children's day care center with his mother was charged with posses…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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17-Year Sentence, Lifelong Parole For Phillipsburg Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minors 17-Year Sentence, Lifelong Parole For Phillipsburg Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minors
17-Year Sentence, Lifelong Parole For Phillipsburg Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minors A Phillipsburg man convicted of sexually assaulting two children has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison and lifelong parole supervision, authorities said Thursday. Christopher Vielma, 32, pleaded guilty in April to three counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault after a February 2020 investigation found that he had abused two victims — one between the ages of 10 and 14 and the other between the ages of 12 and 16 — in Phillipsburg and Flemington, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. Vielma, of Brainard Street, was sentenced July 23 to 17 years in state prison with …

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by Valerie Musson
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Westchester Delivery Driver Gets Four Years In Prison For Seeking Sex With Bergen 'Girl,' 14 Westchester Delivery Driver Gets Four Years In Prison For Seeking Sex With Bergen 'Girl,' 14
Westchester Delivery Driver Gets Four Years In Prison For Seeking Sex With Bergen 'Girl,' 14 A takeout food delivery driver from Westchester who was arrested when he showed up at a Bergen County home for sex with what he thought was a 14-year-old girl was sentenced Friday to four years in state prison. Jacob Smith, 28, used the name “LaidbackJay” to connect on the online app with what turned out to be an undercover detective posing as an underage girl. Smith ended up becoming one of seven men from New York State taken into custody after travelling to the house being used by local and state authorities in what was known as “Operation Home Alone.” Before showing up, Smith “expressed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Plea Deal Could Have Passaic Man Who Sexually Assaulted Two Kids Out Of Prison In Seven Years Plea Deal Could Have Passaic Man Who Sexually Assaulted Two Kids Out Of Prison In Seven Years
Plea Deal Could Have Passaic Man Who Sexually Assaulted Two Kids Out Of Prison In Seven Years A Passaic man who admitted sexually assaulting two young children could be back on the street after serving less than seven years in state prison. Ediberto Ordaz, 56, was arrested this past January following an investigation by conducted by the Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia Valdes’s Office Special Victims Unit and Passaic police. He quickly took a deal from prosecutors rather than go to trial, pleading guilty in April to sexually assaulting both children -- one of whom Valdes said was between 7 and 11 years old at the time and the other, who was 12 -- at a home in Passaic between Septem…

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by Jerry DeMarco