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Missing Teen Found Alive Year Later 500 Miles From Home, Man Facing Dozen+ Sex Charges: Cops Missing Teen Found Alive Year Later 500 Miles From Home, Man Facing Dozen+ Sex Charges: Cops
Missing Teen Found Alive Year Later 500 Miles From Home, Man Facing Dozen+ Sex Charges: Cops A 15-year-old girl reported missing from Pennsylvania nearly a year ago was found in a North Carolina home, and the man she was with is facing more than a dozen sex charges. A 15-year-old girl who vanished nearly a year ago from Pennsylvania was found in North Carolina, about 470 miles away, and the man she was living with is now facing more than 15 felony charges, police said. The girl was reportedly reported missing out of Reading, PA in June 2024, NBC News says citing court documents. The teen was discovered on Monday, June 16, around 4:20 p.m., when detectives with the High Point Police…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Kearny Man, 18, Charged With Having Backyard Sex In Harrison With Underage Girl He Met Online Kearny Man, 18, Charged With Having Backyard Sex In Harrison With Underage Girl He Met Online
Kearny Man, 18, Charged With Having Backyard Sex In Harrison With Underage Girl He Met Online An 18-year-old Kearny man was charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl.  Angel Aparicio De La Cruz and the girl had sex in the backyard of a Harrison home last July 11 after meeting on social media, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Whether the girl consented or not is irrelevant under the law. Statutory rape occurs in New Jersey when one of the partners is between 13 and 16 and the other is at least four years older. Those adults who claim “she/he looked 18″ — or that the victim showed a fake ID — have no defense, under what is known as the standard of strict l…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Recent Cliffside Park HS Grad From Fairview, 20, Charged With Statutory Rape Recent Cliffside Park HS Grad From Fairview, 20, Charged With Statutory Rape
Recent Cliffside Park HS Grad From Fairview, 20, Charged With Statutory Rape A Fairview man who turned 20 earlier this month is charged with sexually assaulting a teenager who was four years younger. Cristian Argueta remained held in the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday, Sept. 14, pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, following his arrest the day before. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said a report from Fairview police that Argueta sexually assaulted a victim no more than 15 years old in their borough led to the arrest by members of his Special Victims Unit. In New Jersey, the crime of statutory rape is committed when …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PA Man Admits Traveling To NJ For What He Thought Was Sex With 14-Year-Old PA Man Admits Traveling To NJ For What He Thought Was Sex With 14-Year-Old
PA Man Admits Traveling To NJ For What He Thought Was Sex With 14-Year-Old A Pennsylvania man admitted traveling to New Jersey for what he thought would be sex with a 14-year-old partner, federal authorities said. Quentin Anthony Blount, 29, of Easton, was one of a dozen men nabbed in an undercover roundup of accused predators who investigators said trolled social media for what would be the statutory rape of underage girls and boys. He took a deal from the government rather than risk trial, pleading guilty on Thursday to traveling with the intent to engage in sex. Blount, like the other defendants, virtually hooked up with what he thought was an underage teen af…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Statutory Rape: Clifton Construction Worker Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fair Lawn Pre-Teen Statutory Rape: Clifton Construction Worker Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fair Lawn Pre-Teen
Statutory Rape: Clifton Construction Worker Charged With Sexually Assaulting Fair Lawn Pre-Teen A 23-year-old construction worker from Clifton who had a sexual relationship with a Fair Lawn pre-teen was charged with statutory rape, authorities said. Elkana Gonzalez was 19 when he “engaged in sexual conduct, including sexual penetration, with the child over an extended period of time” in 2017, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from Musella’s Special Victims Unit began investigating after Fair Lawn police notified them and the state Department of Child Protection and Permanency in late May, the prosecutor said. Under New Jersey law, statutory rape occurs when one o…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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NJ Man Accused Of Sexting Minor Extradited To North Carolina On Statutory Rape Charge NJ Man Accused Of Sexting Minor Extradited To North Carolina On Statutory Rape Charge
NJ Man Accused Of Sexting Minor Extradited To North Carolina On Statutory Rape Charge An Essex County man accused of exchanging sexually explicit images with an underage teen was charged with statutory rape in North Carolina, authorities said. Jonathan Edward Trumble, 39, of Cedar Grove has been held in the Iredell County Detention Center in Statesville, NC, since being extradited from New Jersey on June 11. Trumble had been free pending trial in the Essex County case when a grand jury in North Carolina returned an indictment charging him with sexually assaulting a child there. Iredell County Sheriff Darren Campbell said detectives from his Special Victims Unit began invest…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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It’s Still Rape: Paterson Man, 20, Charged In Underage Teen Sex Case It’s Still Rape: Paterson Man, 20, Charged In Underage Teen Sex Case
It’s Still Rape: Paterson Man, 20, Charged In Underage Teen Sex Case A 20-year-old Paterson man had a year-long sexual relationship with a girl that began when she was 14, said authorities who charged him with statutory rape. Edwin Paradis was being held in the Passaic County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Paterson on charge of second-degree sexual assault and child endangerment, records show. Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said her Sexual Investigations Unit arrested Paradis on Friday after determining that he “was engaging in sexual intercourse with the underaged girl for approximately one year includin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim
Westwood Man, 19, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Victim A judge released a 19-year-old Westwood man pending trial after authorities charged him with having sex with an underage girl. Michael Mejia “engaged in multiple acts of sexual penetration” with the under-16-year-old minor, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from Musella’s Special Victims Unit and Westwood police arrested Mejia after borough police “received information that [he] engaged in sexual activity” with the victim, the prosecutor said. They charged him with sexual assault and child endangerment, he said. A Central Judicial Processing Court released Mejia, wit…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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ICE Puts Hold On Landscaper Jailed For Sexually Assaulting Cliffside Park Pre-Teen ICE Puts Hold On Landscaper Jailed For Sexually Assaulting Cliffside Park Pre-Teen
ICE Puts Hold On Landscaper Jailed For Sexually Assaulting Cliffside Park Pre-Teen ICE has issued a detainer on a Guatemalan national charged with the statutory rape of a Cliffside Park pre-teen. Fairview police received the tip that led to the arrest two weeks ago of Ervin Figueroa-Osuna, a 20-year-old landscaper who lives in the Cumberland County town of Bridgeton, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Detectives from Musella’s Special Victims Unit learned that Figueroa-Osuna “engaged in multiple acts of sexual penetration with the child over the course of four weeks,” the prosecutor said. Anyone under the age of 16 is deemed incapable of consenting to sex, under…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Englewood Cook Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Waldwick Girl In Allendale Englewood Cook Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Waldwick Girl In Allendale
Englewood Cook Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Waldwick Girl In Allendale A cook from Englewood was charged with having sex with an underage Waldwick girl he apparently met on a dating app, authorities said. Police searching for the girl after she’d been reported missing found her Sunday night in Allendale with Seti Tonge, 22, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Tonge was taken to Bergen New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus before he was booked into the Bergen County Jail early Monday. A judge soon after ordered him released pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Tonge is charged with sexual assault and child enda…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Palisades Park Warehouse Worker, 19, Charged With Statutory Rape Palisades Park Warehouse Worker, 19, Charged With Statutory Rape
Palisades Park Warehouse Worker, 19, Charged With Statutory Rape A warehouse worker from Palisades Park was charged with statutory rape. Edison Moreno Teletor, 19, was charged with sexual assault of a child between 13 and 16 and child endangerment on Saturday, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Members of Musella’s Special Victims Unit took Teletor, of Broad Avenue, into custody following an investigation with borough police, who’d fielded the initial complaint last Wednesday, he sad. Teletor was ordered freed by a judge in Hackensack within hours of being booked into the Bergen County Jail. Statutory rape occurs in New Jersey when one of the …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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PalPark Pals Charged With Sexually Abusing Young Girl PalPark Pals Charged With Sexually Abusing Young Girl
PalPark Pals Charged With Sexually Abusing Young Girl A Palisades Park laborer was charged with statutory rape and a local barber with child endangerment for sexually abusing an underage girl, authorities said Thursday. Warehouse laborer Pedro “Dhany” Chiroy Camaja, 18, had sex with the girl, who is more than four years younger than him, while Abelino “Elias” Tista Mejia, 23, “attempted to coerce the juvenile into engaging in sexual activity,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Musella’s detectives began investigating after Palisades Park police received a tip that the girl was being pressured into having sex with Mejia, the prosecuto…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Palisades Park Public Library Employee Charged With Having Sex With Underage Girl Palisades Park Public Library Employee Charged With Having Sex With Underage Girl
Palisades Park Public Library Employee Charged With Having Sex With Underage Girl A maintenance worker at the Palisades Park public library was charged with statutory rape for having sex with an underage girl, authorities said Wednesday. Mario Esau Simon Martinez, 21, remained held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Palisades Park police “received information that [Martinez] engaged in sexual relations with a juvenile under the age of 16,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Police, in turn, notified Musella’s Special Victims Unit, the prosecutor said. Detectives arrested Martinez on Monday a…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Hasbrouck Heights Package Loader, 19, Charged With Having Sex With Underage Girl Hasbrouck Heights Package Loader, 19, Charged With Having Sex With Underage Girl
Hasbrouck Heights Package Loader, 19, Charged With Having Sex With Underage Girl A 19-year-old package loader from Hasbrouck Heights was charged with having sex with a girl more than four years younger than him. Jonathan Bonilla was booked into the Bergen County Jail following his arrest late Monday on charges of sexual assault and child endangerment. Hasbrouck Heights police received a complaint Sunday night alleging that Bonilla "engaged in sexual penetration" with the teen, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Members of Musella's Special Victims Unit arrested him following an investigation with borough police, the prosecutor said. Under New Jersey state law…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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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 …

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Former Bergen Special Needs Counselor, 53, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Student Former Bergen Special Needs Counselor, 53, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Student
Former Bergen Special Needs Counselor, 53, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Student Authorities charged a former Long Island woman who had been working in a supervisor position at a New Jersey special needs school with the statutory rape of an underage student. Ellen Terpening, a divorced animal rescue worker formerly of Floral Park in Nassau County, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing. Terpening "engaged in sexual conduct" with the student between September 2016 and March 2018 while she was the youngster's assistant counselor at the Brownstone School in Saddle Brook and at her home after she had left her position at the school, Be…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Bergen Special Needs Counselor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Student Bergen Special Needs Counselor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Student
Bergen Special Needs Counselor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Student Authorities charged a former Long Island woman who had been working in a supervisor position at a New Jersey special needs school with the statutory rape of an underage student. Ellen Terpening, a divorced animal rescue worker formerly of Floral Park in Nassau County, remained held Wednesday in the Bergen County Jail pending a detention hearing. Terpening "engaged in sexual conduct" with the student between September 2016 and March 2018 while she was the youngster's assistant counselor at the Brownstone School in Saddle Brook and at her home after she had left her position at the school, Be…

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by Jerry DeMarco