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Authorities: Passaic Man Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen Authorities: Passaic Man Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen
Authorities: Passaic Man Sexually Assaulted Pre-Teen A Passaic man sexually assaulted a pre-teen at least twice over the past few months, authorities charged. Quirino Rojas, 37, remained held Monday in the Passaic County Jail on two counts each of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and child endangerment. Special Victims Unit detectives interviewed the youngster after city police were called on Saturday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Louis A. Guzman said in a joint announcement Monday. “The victim reported being sexually abused by [Rojas] on multiple occasions between the ages of 12 and 13 years …

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Paterson Man Charged With Three Years Of Sex Assaults On Child Paterson Man Charged With Three Years Of Sex Assaults On Child
Paterson Man Charged With Three Years Of Sex Assaults On Child A Paterson man raped and otherwise sexually abused an underage child for several years, beginning when the victim was only seven, authorities charged. The assaults by James Jackson, 37, began in September 2012 and continued for the next three years, the victim – who’s now 16 – told city police, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said in a joint announcement. Detectives from the Valdes’s Special Victims Unit then interviewed the teen, as well as several witnesses, before arresting Jackson, they said. They charged him with two counts each of…

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Carlstadt Trucker Charged In Sex Recording Of Pre-Teen Carlstadt Trucker Charged In Sex Recording Of Pre-Teen
Carlstadt Trucker Charged In Sex Recording Of Pre-Teen A truck driver from Carlstadt was charged with recording indecent images of a pre-teen. Marlon Mendoza-Salas, 30, “engaged in sexual conduct” with the underage child “on multiple occasions in Bergen County,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Wednesday. Detectives from his Special Victims Unit arrested Mendoza-Salas on charges of sexual assault by contact, invasion of privacy by recording a sex act without consent and child endangerment following an investigation with Carlstadt police, the prosecutor said. Mendoza-Salas, who Musella said is married, remained held Wednesday in the B…

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Dominican National, 66, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teaneck Pre-Teen Dominican National, 66, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teaneck Pre-Teen
Dominican National, 66, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Teaneck Pre-Teen A Dominican national living in Teaneck sexually assaulted a pre-teen, authorities charged. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Teaneck police contacted detectives with his Special Victims Unit on Monday “regarding the sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen” by Arcadio Garcia, 66. They quickly took Garcia into custody on Tuesday and charged him with aggravated sexual assault of a minor and child endangerment, Musella said. Garcia, who is unemployed, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hacken…

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HORRIFIC: NJ Couple Beat Kids With Buckle, Refrigerator Handle, Power Cords, Authorities Charge HORRIFIC: NJ Couple Beat Kids With Buckle, Refrigerator Handle, Power Cords, Authorities Charge
Horrific: NJ Couple Beat Kids With Buckle, Refrigerator Handle, Power Cords, Authorities Charge UPDATE: For four years, a Passaic couple cruelly beat their two children with a variety of objects, authorities charged. Alfredo Medina, 48, and his wife, Wanda Fernandez, 30, "never brought the children to receive medical attention at a doctor’s office or hospital after the assaults," one law enforcement official said. A large metal buckle, a large refrigerator handle and power cords were used in the assaults, the official said. Medina and Fernandez both remained held Wednesday in the Passaic County Jail following their arrests on Tuesday, Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said. A consolidate…

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Palisades Park Day Laborer Charged With Raping Girl, 11 Palisades Park Day Laborer Charged With Raping Girl, 11
Palisades Park Day Laborer Charged With Raping Girl, 11 A day laborer from Palisades Park was charged with raping an 11-year-old girl. Santiago Quiaxan-Castro, a 37-year-old Guatemalan national, was arrested by members of Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella’s Special Victims Unit on Thursday, the prosecutor said. Borough police had told them that Quiaxan-Castro allegedly “engaged in sexual penetration with a child under the age of 13 while in Palisades Park,” Musella said Friday. Quiaxan-Castro remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. He’s charged with aggravated s…

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Ecuadoran Fugitive In Hackensack Child Sex Case Returned After Being Taken Into Custody Ecuadoran Fugitive In Hackensack Child Sex Case Returned After Being Taken Into Custody
Ecuadoran Fugitive In Hackensack Child Sex Case Returned After Being Taken Into Custody A fugitive Ecuadoran national from Hackensack who was apprehended on Long Island was returned to New Jersey this week to face charges of raping a pre-teen. ICE placed a detainer on Jorge Luis Mora, 37, whom a local judge in Hackensack ordered held in the Bergen County Jail pending trial following his extradition Friday from New York. Mora became a fugitive after detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office charged him earlier this year with sexually assaulting the victim in Hackensack in 2013. He already had a criminal record, with arrests in 2017 for harassment and violating a co…

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Clifton Woman Charged With Video-Recorded Sex Assault Of Child, 6, While 5-Year-Old Watched Clifton Woman Charged With Video-Recorded Sex Assault Of Child, 6, While 5-Year-Old Watched
Clifton Woman Charged With Video-Recorded Sex Assault Of Child, 6, While 5-Year-Old Watched A video shows an 18-year-old Clifton woman sexually assaulting a 6-year-old while a 5-year-old watched, authorities said following her arrest. Mourissa McCarthy is charged with crimes that carry extreme state prison sentences, including 25 years to life with a requirement that 85% of the time be served before parole eligibility. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said detectives from her Special Victims Unit interviewed witnesses and obtained vide of the incident, which she said occurred at a Clifton home. They arrested McCarthy on Saturday and charged her with aggravated sexual a…

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Paterson Man Charged With Sex Assault On Drunken Woman At Saddle Brook Hotel Off Route 80 Paterson Man Charged With Sex Assault On Drunken Woman At Saddle Brook Hotel Off Route 80
Paterson Man Charged With Sex Assault On Drunken Woman At Saddle Brook Hotel Off Route 80 A Paterson man took advantage of an incapacitated woman at a Saddle Brook hotel, authorities charged. Hakeem Taylor, 22, was “fully aware” that the woman was both under the influence and sleeping in a room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel off Route 80 following a party on Jan. 31, according to a criminal complaint. Eight days later, the woman reported unwelcomed cunnilingus from him to township police, records show. The victim was “incapacitated and unable to provide consent,” Bergen County Prosecutor Musella said Friday in announcing Taylor’s arrest on first-degree aggravated sexual assault char…

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Prosecutor: Paterson Man Who Raped Child, 11,Threatened Victim Not To Tell Prosecutor: Paterson Man Who Raped Child, 11,Threatened Victim Not To Tell
Prosecutor: Paterson Man Who Raped Child, 11,Threatened Victim Not To Tell A 42-year-old Paterson man sexually assaulted an 11-year-old child and then threatened the youngster not to tell anyone, authorities said. William Ortega, 42, was arrested last Thursday by members of Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes’s Special Victims Unit, although she didn’t announce it until Monday night. He’s charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, as well as sexual assault, child endangerment and making terroristic threats against the child, who Valdes said was in his care. Ortega was sent to the Passaic County Jail to await a first appearance before a Central J…

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ICE Detains Day Laborer Charged In Repeated Sex Assaults On North Arlington Pre-Teen ICE Detains Day Laborer Charged In Repeated Sex Assaults On North Arlington Pre-Teen
ICE Detains Day Laborer Charged In Repeated Sex Assaults On North Arlington Pre-Teen ICE has placed a detainer on a Guatemalan national living in North Arlington who was jailed on charges of sexually assaulting a pre-teen several times over a period of six months. Jose Estrada-Coj, a 47-year-old day laborer, was arrested by borough police on Sunday after they received information about the alleged assaults, all of which took place in North Arlington, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Tuesday. An investigation by detectives from Musella’s Special Victims Unit and their borough colleagues led to charges of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, as well as sexual ass…

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South Plainfield Man In Domestic Call Charged With Rape Of Underage Victim In Lodi 9 Years Ago South Plainfield Man In Domestic Call Charged With Rape Of Underage Victim In Lodi 9 Years Ago
South Plainfield Man In Domestic Call Charged With Rape Of Underage Victim In Lodi 9 Years Ago What began with a domestic dispute call in South Plainfield ended in charges against a 45-year-old engineer of sexually assaulting a pre-teen in Lodi nearly a decade ago, authorities said. Joseph Eustace Maina remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing this coming Monday in Hackensack, records show. South Plainfield police went to Maina’s Christopher Avenue home on Sunday in response to a report of a domestic dispute, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. They contacted Lodi police and members of Musella’s Special Victims Unit after “it was alleged t…

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