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Kids Club Staffer Who Had Sleepovers In NJ With Boy He Raped Sentenced: DA Kids Club Staffer Who Had Sleepovers In NJ With Boy He Raped Sentenced: DA
Kids Club Staffer Who Had Sleepovers In NJ With Boy He Raped Sentenced: DA A former Neshaminy Kids Club worker was sentenced to 35 to 88 years in state prison for sexually assaulting seven boys and filming some of the abuse, Bucks County authorities announced on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Gerald William Spoto, 42, of Disk Lane in Bristol Township, pleaded guilty in July to nearly three dozen charges for crimes committed between the late 1990s and 2023. He was also declared a sexually violent predator, requiring lifetime sex offender registration and treatment. These assaults of seven boys included "sleepovers" in New Jersey, Detectives with the Middletown Township Pol…

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by Jillian Pikora
Police & Fire
'All I Saw Was An AR-15:' Dad Details NJ Motel Robbery That Cost Him Right Leg 'All I Saw Was An AR-15:' Dad Details NJ Motel Robbery That Cost Him Right Leg
'All I Saw Was An AR-15:' Dad Details NJ Motel Robbery That Cost Him Right Leg Friday the 13th of last month started as a night Selwyn Torres had been looking forward to for months. The 36-year-old Roxbury dad went to his first-ever concert: Eladio Carrión at Madison Square Garden.  Having been suffering from PTSD and depression since he lost his job during the pandemic, Torres finally had something to be excited about.  And it was a great night, Torres said. His only regret was becoming friendly after the show with the people who he said ended up costing him his right leg in a struggle for a high-powered assault rifle they used to rob him at the Roxb…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
REWARD INCREASED: Offer For Help Finding Missing Clifton Man Boosted To $2,000 REWARD INCREASED: Offer For Help Finding Missing Clifton Man Boosted To $2,000
Reward Increased: Offer For Help Finding Missing Clifton Man Boosted To $2,000 Family members said they last spoke with Edgar Pelaez of Clifton by phone on July 16, 2022. No one has seen nor heard from him since, police said. Authorities recharged the case on Wednesday, Aug. 30, increasing a reward for help finding the father of two to $2,000. Edgar, 39, was last known to be in the area of Hoover Avenue in Passaic, Clifton Police Detective Lt. Robert Bracken said. He'd also frequented Botany Village (Clifton) and Parker Avenue in Passaic. “His family is concerned for his welfare due to existing medical issues,” Clifton police had said after he'd been reported missin…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Obituaries
‘Irreparable Loss:’ Beloved South Jersey Landscaper Dies Unexpectedly, 33 ‘Irreparable Loss:’ Beloved South Jersey Landscaper Dies Unexpectedly, 33
‘Irreparable Loss:’ Beloved South Jersey Landscaper Dies Unexpectedly, 33 Support is on the rise for the family left heartbroken after the unexpected death of a beloved South Jersey landscaper at the age of 33. Erick Romualdo Mucia Xiquin died on Sunday, Nov. 13, his obituary says. A native of Guatemala, Erick left his home country to “seek a better future and a better life for his parents and siblings,” according to a GoFundMe launched to help repatriate his body to Patzún, Chimaltenango. “Depression is a real monster that today has taken a loved one from us,” reads the campaign, which had raised nearly $500 as of Thursday, Dec. 1. Erick had worked in the land…

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by Valerie Musson
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Lawsuit Blames Meta For Preteen Girl's Suicidal Thoughts, Eating Disorder Lawsuit Blames Meta For Preteen Girl's Suicidal Thoughts, Eating Disorder
Lawsuit Blames Meta For Preteen Girl's Suicidal Thoughts, Eating Disorder Meta - the company formerly known as Facebook Inc. - is facing a new lawsuit from a family that is alleging that social media platforms led to a tween’s eating disorder and suicidal thoughts. The Social Media Victims Law Center (SMVLC) filed a personal injury lawsuit against Meta, Inc., the parent company of Instagram, on behalf of Alexis Spence and her parents, Kathleen and Jeffrey Spence. Officials said that the lawsuit was filed on Monday, June 6 in US District Court in the Northern District of California, which the organization announced on Tuesday, June 7. According to the complaint…

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by Zak Failla
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Mom Of Former Miss USA Reveals Final Text Message Before NYC Suicide Mom Of Former Miss USA Reveals Final Text Message Before NYC Suicide
Mom Of Former Miss USA Reveals Final Text Message Before NYC Suicide Cheslie Kryst was almost always smiley and bubbly. She was a high achiever, naturally curious, and spoke up for others.  You'd never guess that behind closed doors that the attorney and former Miss USA battled depression intensely. She hid it expertly, her mom April Simpkins said on a recent episode of "Red Table Talk" hosted by Baltimore native Jada Pinkett Smith. "Depression is not always marked by someone laying in bed, unable to do anything," Simpkins said. "You know, there are people out there who are high-functioning who can get through the day because they wear the face,…

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by Cecilia Levine & Annie DeVoe
Obituaries
'You Matter': Gabriel Perez Of Wyckoff Dies, 19 'You Matter': Gabriel Perez Of Wyckoff Dies, 19
'You Matter': Gabriel Perez Of Wyckoff Dies, 19 "You matter." Those are the words Gabriel "Gabe" Jose Perez is wearing printed on his yellow hoodie in the photo on his obituary.  It's the message that the 19-year-old Wyckoff resident's family is hoping to send to others like Gabe battling depression, after his death Feb. 3, 2022. Gabe is survived by his doting parents, Gabriel S. Perez and Rosa Perez Marmol; supportive sisters, Janille G. Fagundo and Anabel Perez; and his adoring niece, Emmalie Fagundo. Born on May 13, 2002 in New York, NY, after defying many odds, Gabe brought so much joy and warmth to those around him.  Those who k…

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by Cecilia Levine