Repetitive Pedophile Priest Formerly Of Jersey City Church Dies Repetitive Pedophile Priest Formerly Of Jersey City Church Dies
Repetitive Pedophile Priest Formerly Of Jersey City Church Dies A twice-convicted pedophile priest who'd been an associate pastor at a Jersey City church reportedly has died. The death of the Rev. Carmen Sita -- who changed his name to Gerald Howard after getting probation for his first conviction -- was announced by SNAP, a survivors network that provides support for sex abuse victims. Sita had been at St. Aloysius Roman Catholic Church on West Side Avenue for six years when he was arrested in 1982 on charges of repeatedly sexually abusing a 17-year-old boy and giving him pot. After pleading guilty the following year, Sita was sentenced to five months…
New Lawsuit Details NJ Rabbi's Horrific Sexual Abuse Of Teen Students New Lawsuit Details NJ Rabbi's Horrific Sexual Abuse Of Teen Students
New Lawsuit Details NJ Rabbi's Horrific Sexual Abuse Of Teen Students A New Jersey rabbi formerly convicted of child sex assault is facing lawsuits from five women alleging he sexually abused them, too -- all while his employers sat idly, according to various media outlets. Rabbi Baruch Lanner, the Orthodox Union (OU), the National Conference of Synagogue Youth (NCSY) and Hillel Yeshiva High School were named as defendants in the suit, filed earlier this week in Middlesex County Superior Court, as originally reported by the Jewish Week via the Jewish Telegraph Association. Lanner's abuse was initially detailed in an investigative piece by the Jewish Week cal…
Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Child Over Course Of Several Years Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Child Over Course Of Several Years
Passaic Man Convicted Of Sexually Abusing Child Over Course Of Several Years A 30-year-old Passaic man was convicted of sexually abusing a young child over the course of three years, authorities announced Wednesday. Gabriel Sunuc was found guilty by a jury in Paterson of several aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault charges, as well as a trio of child endangerment counts, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. It all began when the child, then 14, called 911 in August 2018 to report the abuse, Valdes said. Alerted by Passaic police, detectives from her office interviewed multiple witnesses, including the child, the prosecutor said. “The child rep…
Escaped Edna Mahan Inmate Captured Escaped Edna Mahan Inmate Captured
Escaped Edna Mahan Inmate Captured A prisoner who escaped from the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility on Sunday has been captured, authorities said. ORIGINAL STORY BELOW The inmate was reported missing from a minimum security unit at the facility sometime Sunday morning, a spokesperson from the prosecutor's office said. She was last seen near Exit 13 on Route 78.  Anyone with information is urged to contact Hunterdon County Communications at 908-788-1202 or 911. Edna Mahan Correctional Facility became the center of an investigation in the last year due to a series of sexual abuse charges among guards.
NJ Man Indicted For Sending Explicit Photos Of Teen To Her Friends, Family: Prosecutor NJ Man Indicted For Sending Explicit Photos Of Teen To Her Friends, Family: Prosecutor
NJ Man Indicted For Sending Explicit Photos Of Teen To Her Friends, Family: Prosecutor A 38-year-old man from Jersey City has been indicted for distributing illicit photos of a minor who allegedly shunned him, authorities. An 18-count indictment, handed up by a Monmouth County Grand Jury, charges David Lopez with soliciting illicit photos and videos from a teenage girl, then distributing them to members of her family in retaliation for her threatening to break off contact with him, authorities said. He was charged with first-degree manufacturing child sexual abuse materials, multiple counts of endangering the welfare of of a child, making terroristic&…
PA Man Raped Teen And Woman Did Nothing To Stop It, Authorities Say PA Man Raped Teen And Woman Did Nothing To Stop It, Authorities Say
PA Man Raped Teen And Woman Did Nothing To Stop It, Authorities Say A couple from Chester County.is at the center of a sexual abuse investigation involving a teen girl, authorities announced Tuesday. Jason Lawhun, 42, of Downingtown, was charged with multiple counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, and related offenses, according to the Chester County District Attorney's Office. Elskamin Lawhun, 48, of Downingtown, was also arrested. She was charged with endangering the welfare of a child. An investigation began on Sept. 29 when officers were contacted by a school principal who said a 16-year-old student claimed Jason sexually abused her, a…
8th Grade Teacher, Coach Accused Of Sexually Abusing NJ Student In Lawsuit: Report 8th Grade Teacher, Coach Accused Of Sexually Abusing NJ Student In Lawsuit: Report
8th Grade Teacher, Coach Accused Of Sexually Abusing NJ Student In Lawsuit: Report An eighth-grade teacher and coach has been accused of sexually abusing a student in a lawsuit filed against the Toms River Regional school district last month, NJ Advance Media Reports. Former teacher Shawn Lee “openly seduced, coerced, groomed and manipulated [the] plaintiff” by using his “position of power” as the student’s tennis coach at Toms River Intermediate East School from 2005 to 2007,  the outlet says citing the suit. The abuse occurred in a vehicle on Toms River High School property and near the victim’s home and continued in a park in Nutley after the v…
Hasbrouck Heights Gardening Assistant Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor In NJ, MA Hasbrouck Heights Gardening Assistant Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor In NJ, MA
Hasbrouck Heights Gardening Assistant Accused Of Sexually Abusing Minor In NJ, MA A Hasbrouck Heights man who works at a retail garden center is accused of sexually abusing a minor in two states. Cheldon Clare, 42, of Prospect Street, remained held Tuesday in the Bergen County Jail following his arrest late last week. “The sexual abuse was alleged to have occurred in Hasbrouck Heights and in Massachusetts,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Clare, who is married, “sexually assaulted the minor, who was under the age of sixteen on one occasion in Hasbrouck Heights” and “later traveled to Massachusetts to engage in sexual activity with the minor again,” the prose…
SEX ABUSE: Pennsylvania Teacher 'Slightly Penetrated' Elementary School Student, DA Says SEX ABUSE: Pennsylvania Teacher 'Slightly Penetrated' Elementary School Student, DA Says
SEX Abuse: Pennsylvania Teacher 'Slightly Penetrated' Elementary School Student, DA Says A 56-year-old Chester County teacher has been accused of sexually abusing an elementary school student for two years, authorities announced. Luis Morales, 56, of West Chester, abused the 3rd and 4th grade student between 2014 and 2016 while at Nottingham Elementary School in Oxford, DA Deb Ryan said.  According to the criminal complaint, Morales engaged in penetration, "however slight," of the student's genitals/anus. The 14-year-old victim told authorities that the abuse began when Morales asked her to stay after school one day and, once the other students left, asked if he could tou…
NJ Temporarily Suspends License Of Paterson Massage Therapist Accused Of Sex Abuse In Bergen NJ Temporarily Suspends License Of Paterson Massage Therapist Accused Of Sex Abuse In Bergen
NJ Temporarily Suspends License Of Paterson Massage Therapist Accused Of Sex Abuse In Bergen A massage therapist from Paterson had his state license temporarily suspended after he was charged with sexually abusing two different female clients in Bergen County, authorities said Wednesday. Jhon A. Cabrera, 28, was first charged this past March with groping the breast of a client at a Hackensack spa. A joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and Emerson police led to additional charges in May that Cabrera “penetrated” another client without consent at a spa in Emerson in 2016. Cabrera resolved an investigation by the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Thera…
Jersey Shore Wrestling Champ Arrested By FBI On Child Porn Charges Jersey Shore Wrestling Champ Arrested By FBI On Child Porn Charges
Jersey Shore Wrestling Champ Arrested By FBI On Child Porn Charges A New Jersey state wrestling champion and coach who made national headlines when he revealed that he’s gay was arrested by the FBI Wednesday on child porn charges, federal authorities said. Alec Donovan, 24, of Brick Township also used an app to “solicit and engage in conversations with minors, including requesting nude photographs from the minors and sending nude photographs to them,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said. Donovan, who records show has coached at the Shorething Wrestling Club in Lakewood, “sent three videos containing images of child sexual abuse and received two vide…
Paterson Mechanic Accused Of Running Child Porn Sharing Ring Paterson Mechanic Accused Of Running Child Porn Sharing Ring
Paterson Mechanic Accused Of Running Child Porn Sharing Ring Authorities raided the home of a Paterson auto mechanic accused of operating a child porn trafficking ring. A judge on Tuesday ordered that Delbin Almando Noesi Gonzalez, 39, remain held in the Passaic County Jail pending further court action following his arrest last week. Members of Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force seized several devices during a raid of Noesi Gonzalez's home -- among them, a cellphone containing child porn videos and images, the sheriff said. Noesi Gonzalez used Facebook to distribute images of nude children -- fr…