New charge against convicted Teaneck Megan’s Law offender involving boy, 9

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: A registered sex offender from Teaneck arrested last weekend on charges of having “inappropriate sexual activity” with several children ranging from 3 to 5 years old also did the same with a 9-year-old boy from town, authorities have charged.

Jerry DeMarco

03/13/2015 10:35 p.m.

Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said this afternoon.

William Romero Kooney, a 41-year-old software engineer, had his $750,000 bail boosted by $150,000 as a result.

Kooney was registered in 2009 as a Megan’s Law offender for sexually assaulting a Passaic County girl under 13 and possessing child pornography (SEE: Convicted Teaneck Megan’s Law offender held on new child sex charges).

He was arrested on Sunday on the charges involving the younger children before another alleged victim came forward.

This afternoon, Molinelli announced the additional charges filed yesterday.

“The victim’s father contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and arrangements were made for the victim to be interviewed by a detective from the Special Victims Unit,” he said. “During that interview, the victim provided specific details regarding what had occurred with [Kooney].”

Detectives, in turn, charged him with one count of sexual assault and one of child endangerment. Arraignment was scheduled for this coming Wednesday.

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