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Morris County Man Found With More Than 1,000 Child Porn Photos, Videos: Prosecutor
A Morris County man was found with more than 1,000 photos and videos of child sexual abuse, authorities said.
Jeff A. Fernandez, 25, of Boonton, was charged with second-degree child endangerment for possession of child sexual abuse materials, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll said in a joint release on Friday, August 18.
Investigators — tipped off by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) — say Fernandez was found with an electronic device with more than 1,000 photo and video files “depicting the sexual exploitation or abuse of minors."
He was arrested…
NJ Coach, Teacher Sentenced For Sexual Assault Of Student
A former teacher and coach has been sentenced to four years in New Jersey State Prison for sexually assaulting a student, authorities said.
Matthew Rennie, 29, of Ringoes, in Hunterdon County, was sentenced on Friday, March 17, according to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald.
Rennie was arrested on Oct. 6, 2021, after a 17-year-old girl reported to Franklin Township Police that she was sexually assaulted by Rennie, who is employed at a private educational institution in Somerset County, McDonald said.
McDonald did not name the institution in Franklin Township.
The victim dis…
Sussex County HS Teacher Took Hundreds Of ‘Upskirt’ Photos, Videos Of Students, Prosecutor Says
A Sussex County high school science teacher was arrested and charged with child endangerment and possession of child of sexual abuse material after he was found with hundreds of photos and videos upskirting students, authorities announced.
Michael F. Wagner, 39, of Hopatcong, was charged with second-degree child endangerment, possession of child sexual abuse material, and invasion of privacy, Acting Sussex County Prosecutor Annmarie Taggart said in a joint release.
The investigation began on Wednesday, Oct. 12, when a teacher at Pope John High School in Sparta overheard several eighth-grade…
Motocross Stuntman Who Traveled Through NJ, NY, PA Charged With Raping Kids, Recording It
A motocross stunt rider who frequented New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania raped children and made videos of it while barnstorming the country in a traveling circus, federal authorities charged.
Ryan Meyung, 30, “engaged six different minor victims in sexually explicit conduct to produce images of child sexual abuse” between 2019 and 2021, the Justice Department said.
Meyung had already been charged locally in Georgia with child rape, aggravated kidnapping, tampering with evidence and criminal conspiracy. A federal indictment returned this week accuses him of producing, transporting and p…
Glen Rock PD: Washington State Man, 24, Traveled 2,500 Miles To Sexually Assault 14-Year-Old
A 24-year-old man traveled 2,500 miles from his home in the Pacific Northwest to have sex with a 14-year-old Glen Rock child, police said.
Devin C. Curtis was arrested by police in Clarkston, WA, on Tuesday and waived extradition to New Jersey to face charges of sexual assault, criminal sexual contact and child endangerment, Glen Rock Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.
The FBI and law enforcement agencies in both Clarkston and Moscow, Idaho assisted after the child's parents told borough detectives of an "online relationship their child was having with an individual that they believed was a…
FBI Arrests Sussex Mom For Producing, Sharing Child Porn
A Sussex County mom recorded and shared photos and video of a child being sexually abused, federal authorities charged
A U.S. District Court magistrate judge in Newark ordered that Dominique Saczawa, 31, of Sparta remain in federal custody Tuesday afternoon via video conference in Newark, they said.
Saczawa, who records show has a drug-related criminal history dating back 10 years, used an app to share files “depicting the sexual assault of a child,” Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig said.
She also solicited others to do the same, Honig said.
Saczawa, who has a young son, describ…
Passaic County Siblings, 6 And 4 Years Old, Raped By Newark Man, Authorities Charge
A Newark man sexually abused two children – one 6, the other 4 – in Paterson and Passaic, authorities charged.
Tahmir Norris, 29, became the subject of an investigation following a May 6 call from St. Mary’s Hospital, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes said Friday.
Detectives from the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit interviewed the 6-year-old child and multiple witnesses, Valdes said.
The older victim reported being sexually abused by Norris at homes in Paterson and Passaic between March and May of this year while the 4-year-old was in the room, the prosecutor said.
The 4-year-…
