Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole
Recorded Gang Rape Of Stripper Gets Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager 25½ Years Without Parole A Passaic nightclub employee must spend at least 25½ years in state prison before he’ll be eligible for parole for his part in the video-recorded gang rape of a dancer during an after-hours party following his sentencing Tuesday. In addition to the prison term, Superior Judge Marybel Mercado-Ramirez ordered Michael Ramirez, 39, to register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law and remain under parole supervision for life. Jurors in Paterson convicted Ramirez and dancer Trystal Lozada in December 2019 of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and criminal sexual contract following an eight-…
Authorities: Union City Man, 78, Sexually Assaulted Three Girls Ages 7 To 12 Authorities: Union City Man, 78, Sexually Assaulted Three Girls Ages 7 To 12
Authorities: Union City Man, 78, Sexually Assaulted Three Girls Ages 7 To 12 A 78-year-old Union City man was charged with sexually assaulting three girls as young as seven years old, authorities said Monday. Members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Oct. 26 got a tip from local police that Carlos Menjivar was involved in multiple sex crimes, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.  The first alleged victim was between nine and 11 years old, and was assaulted by Menjivar between 2006 and 2008, Suarez said. The second alleged victim was nine years old when the crimes occurred, between 2002 and 2003, authorities said…
Saddle Brook Landscaper, 59, Charged With Repeated Sex Assaults Of Pre-Teen In NJ, PA Saddle Brook Landscaper, 59, Charged With Repeated Sex Assaults Of Pre-Teen In NJ, PA
Saddle Brook Landscaper, 59, Charged With Repeated Sex Assaults Of Pre-Teen In NJ, PA A 59-year-old landscaper from Saddle Brook was charged with having sex with a pre-teen at three different locations. Jeffrey Pinto remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail, pending an arraignment in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, following his arrest hours earlier. The state Division of Child Protection and Permanency notified Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella’s staff on Saturday that Pinto had “engaged in sexual acts with a child under the age of thirteen while in Garfield,” the prosecutor said. An investigation determined that similar acts occurred in Sadd…
Baby Killing: Paterson Man Charged With Murder, Mother Charged With Endangerment Baby Killing: Paterson Man Charged With Murder, Mother Charged With Endangerment
Baby Killing: Paterson Man Charged With Murder, Mother Charged With Endangerment A Paterson man was charged with first-degree murder in the death of a 16-month-old infant over the weekend, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities also charged the baby’s mother, Qunasia Coleman, 29, with child endangerment. An ambulance rushed the baby to St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center following a call for an unresponsive child at Coleman’s Carroll Street apartment around 5:30 p.m. Saturday, authorities said. The infant, who had “multiple injuries about the body,” was pronounced dead a little over a half-hour later, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Poli…
Hackensack Man, 60, Charged With Raping Pre-Teen Hackensack Man, 60, Charged With Raping Pre-Teen
Hackensack Man, 60, Charged With Raping Pre-Teen An unemployed Hackensack man was charged with raping a pre-teen. Luis Gonzalez, 60, remained held Monday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said members of his Special Victims Unit and Hackensack police arrested Gonzalez, of Holt Street, on Friday after city police “received information that [he] engaged in sexual penetration with a juvenile under the age of 13 in Hackensack.” He’s charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment. Court records show t…
U.S. Marshals Help Capture Hudson County Armed Robbery Fugitive Recently Released From Prison U.S. Marshals Help Capture Hudson County Armed Robbery Fugitive Recently Released From Prison
U.S. Marshals Help Capture Hudson County Armed Robbery Fugitive Recently Released From Prison A Jersey City man who was recently released from prison and wanted in an armed robbery in Hudson County was captured with help from theU.S. Marshals Monday morning, authorities said. Tyrone Baskin, 50, of Jersey City, was found around 9 a.m. at his sister's home, Hudson County Sheriff Frank X. Schillari said. Baskin -- who recently been released from prison for aggravated sexual assault -- had been wanted in the incident that occurred near Garfield Avenue on the border of Jersey City and Bayonne Aug. 1, authorities said. He was charged with robbery, possession of a firearm, aggravated…
Woman Provided Preteens For Sex With Brother, 71, NJ Authorities Charge Woman Provided Preteens For Sex With Brother, 71, NJ Authorities Charge
Woman Provided Preteens For Sex With Brother, 71, NJ Authorities Charge A 71-year-old New Jersey native had sex with children provided to him by his sister in exchange for cash, authorities charged. George Sappah of East Stroudsburg, PA, remained held Thursday in the Warren County Correctional Center in Belvidere pending an Aug. 7 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court. A judge on Thursday released Sappah’s sister, Greta Sappah, 65, of Hope, NJ, with conditions pending further court action. Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said Thursday that George Sappah paid his sister to make two children – both under 13 years old – available to him…
Judge Releases Babysitter, 64, Charged With Raping Passaic Girl, 8 Judge Releases Babysitter, 64, Charged With Raping Passaic Girl, 8
Judge Releases Babysitter, 64, Charged With Raping Passaic Girl, 8 A 64-year-old babysitter raped an 8-year-old Passaic girl he was watching, then was released by a judge with conditions, authorities said. Juan Jimenez, also of Passaic, was babysitting the girl at a daycare located in an apartment at 70 Passaic Street when he sexually assaulted her, they said. Detectives arrested Jimenez on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment for “engaging in acts of sexual penetration and sexual contact” with the girl on July 22, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman said in a joint anno…
Authorities: Bronx Man Broke Into Union County Woman's Home, Sexually Assaulted Her Authorities: Bronx Man Broke Into Union County Woman's Home, Sexually Assaulted Her
Authorities: Bronx Man Broke Into Union County Woman's Home, Sexually Assaulted Her A New York man was being held in jail after breaking into the home of an elderly woman and sexually assaulting her, said authorities who charged him. Richard Darby, 34, of the Bronx, broke into the woman's Union home in the early morning hours of July 6, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay V. Ruotolo and Union Police Director Daniel Zieser said Tuesday. A warrant for his arrest was issued that day, and he was found near Manila Avenue in Jersey City July 8, by members of the Special Victims Unit, authorities said. "Given the nature of the crime, the Prosecutor’s Office moved to…
Target Shelf Stocker Charged With Raping Wood-Ridge Pre-Teen Target Shelf Stocker Charged With Raping Wood-Ridge Pre-Teen
Target Shelf Stocker Charged With Raping Wood-Ridge Pre-Teen A 20-year-old Target shelf stocker from Wood-Ridge raped a pre-teen, authorities charged. Steven Cabrera remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a May 18 first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest the day before. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wood-Ridge police contacted members of his Special Victims Unit after receiving a report that Cabrera had sexually assaulted a child under 13 on Monday. Cabrera is charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault of a victim under 13, sexual assault and child endangerment …
Prosecutor: Musician/Waiter From Fort Lee Repeatedly Raped Pre-Teen Prosecutor: Musician/Waiter From Fort Lee Repeatedly Raped Pre-Teen
Prosecutor: Musician/Waiter From Fort Lee Repeatedly Raped Pre-Teen A restaurant server from Fort Lee sexually assaulted a pre-teen several times, authorities said Monday. Victor Jiatz, a 31-year-old musician originally from Guatemala, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack following his arrest Sunday. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said detectives took him into custody following a 911 call of sexual assaults “on numerous occasions,” which triggered an investigation by his Special Victims Unit and Fort Lee police. They charged Jiatz, a percussionist who is married and pre…
Passaic Truck Mechanic Charged With Statutory Rape In Paramus Passaic Truck Mechanic Charged With Statutory Rape In Paramus
Passaic Truck Mechanic Charged With Statutory Rape In Paramus A Paramus mechanic who works for a Passaic trucking company was charged with statutory rape after authorities said they discovered he was having sex with a girl in her mid teens. Winston Santos, 37, was charged with four counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault of a victim between 13 and 16 years old, as well as aggravated criminal sexual contact and endangerment through sexual conduct. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said an investigation began after a worker from the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted his Special Victims Unit last Friday. It led to …