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Bergen Prosecutor: Man Makes More Than 130 Bogus Calls Claiming He Sexually Assaulted Kids
A security guard who claimed to be sexually assaulting children while on the phone with 911 dispatchers and crisis hotline counselors in New Jersey and New York was charged with causing a false public alarm, authorities said.
John LaForgia, 36, of Staten Island made more than 130 bogus calls to law enforcement agencies and crisis hotlines in various jurisdictions, including Hackensack, Oakland, Ramsey, and Ridgewood, over the course of only two weeks, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Monday.
The former Lodi resident, who has no children of his own, apparently spent no time with …
Authorities: Next-Door Garfield Neighbor Of Accused Teacher Also Had Child Porn, 30,525 Images
The Garfield neighbor of a Tenafly fifth grade teacher who was charged with possession of child porn had similar images of his own -- 30,525 of them, authorities said.
Leonardo L. Perez, 18, was arrested on Thursday, the same day as teacher Pasquale Bernaldo-Antonelli, and joined his Ray Street neighbor in the Bergen County Jail, authorities said.
Perez was arrested by Cyber Crimes Unit detectives who conducted a warranted search at his house and found that he “used the Internet to view, download, or possess approximately 30,525 digital files depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubes…
