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Edward Giles
Police & Fire
East Orange Officer, Youth Coach Indicted For Sex Crimes Against 4 Children: Prosecutor
A Union County grand jury on Tuesday returned a 16-count indictment charging a longtime East Orange police officer and youth football director with sex crimes against four children, authorities said. Edward Giles, 61, was arrested in 2019 following a seven-month investigation that found several of the incidents occurred at the officer's West 4th Avenue home in Roselle, according to SVU Director and Union County Assistant Prosecutor Caroline Lawlor, who is prosecuting the case. Giles, a 30-year veteran of the East Orange Police Department, served as a community resource officer and yout…
Police & Fire
East Orange Police Officer Facing More Child Sex Assault Charges
An East Orange police sergeant arrested earlier this month on charges involving the sex assault of minors 20 years ago now faces additional charges, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. Edward Giles, 59, is accused of committing at least some of the crimes at his Roselle home. He was initially charged with multiple offenses involving two boys who were aged 11 and 12 when the activity allegedly began in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The boys were players with East Orange's Police Athletic League football program, which Giles was coaching at the time. He now faces s…
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East Orange Police Sergeant Sexually Assaulted Kids: Prosecutor
A sergeant on the East Orange police force who has been active in volunteer youth sports leagues faces multiple charges for sex crimes against two children, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday. Union County authorities were asked by their counterparts in Essex County to launch an investigation into Sgt. Edward Giles, 59, who has been with the East Orange force for 30 years, a Union County spokesman said in a statement. The incidents for which he has been charged occurred at Giles' home on West 4th Street in Roselle, authorities also said. Giles, a community resou…