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NJ Teacher Allegedly Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Former Student Released From Jail: Report
Laura Caron, a 34-year-old teacher, charged with sexually assaulting a former student from when he was 11 years old, was ordered released from jail on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 6abc reports. The judge granted her release at a detention hearing, saying she was not a flight risk. She is ordered to have no contact with the victim, his family or any minors, besides her 5-year-old daughter, NJ Advance Media says. According to a criminal affidavit, Caron was 28 years old when she was impregnated by a 13-year-old former student. Caron, a Cape May Court House resident who teaches fifth grade at M…
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'So I Raped You': NJ Native Shannon Keeler's Alleged Rapist Ian Cleary Denied Bail
A Gettysburg man extradited from France to face sexual assault charges was denied bail on Friday, Jan. 17, according to court documents. Ian Thomas Cleary, 31, was charged with Felony Sexual Assault stemming from an incident that allegedly occurred on Dec. 15, 2013, according to a criminal docket filed by the Gettysburg Borough Police Department. Cleary was extradited from France and considered a significant flight risk, leading to the denial of bail by Magisterial District Judge Tony J. Little, as noted in the court records. According to the docket, "Defendant extradited from France. Consi…
Police & Fire
NJ Teacher Had Baby With Student She Sexually Assaulted For Years: Report
A 34-year-old Cape May County, NJ elementary school teacher was arrested and charged with having a sexual relationship with a student living in her home, with whom she shares a child with, according to police paperwork obtained by Daily Voice. UPDATE: New Details Emerge In Case Of Teacher Impregnated By 13-Year-Old Former Student Laura Caron, a fifth grade teacher at Middle Township Elementary School, had a relationship with the student, who was born in 2005, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland and Chief Michael Emmer in conjunction with Chief Tracey Super, of the Middle Township …
Police & Fire
Former Camp Director Performed Sexual Acts On Boy At Park:
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Tara Carr, a 46-year-old Woodlawn woman, was arrested on Thursday, Jan. 9, and charged with sexually assaulting a teenage boy over the course of three months, authorities said. Carr, the former director of Camp Sam at the Rastelli Kids Complex — which she owned — in Sewell, performed sexual acts on the boy in her black Chevrolet SUV four times between March and May 2024 at Marlton Park in Pilesgrove, according to a complaint warrant from New Jersey State Police. Carr also had sexually explicit conversations with the child on Snapchat and sent him nude photos, police said. State po…
Police & Fire
Man Gets Lengthy Sentence For Sexually Assaulting Two Kids: Cumberland County Prosecutor
A 56-year-old Vineland man was recently sentenced to 25 years in prison after being previously being convicted of sexually assaulting two kids, authorities said. Christopher Bonner was convicted in August of sexually assaulting two children who were under the age of 13 between 1993 and 2002, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said. The two children were related to Bonner, authorities said. Bonner was sentenced to 17 years in prison for aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault and eight years in prison on an additional conviction for sexual assault, authorities said.
Police & Fire
NJ Facebook User Sexually Assaults Woman He Met Online, Then Does It Again: Cops
An Edison man has been charged with multiple counts of sexual assault after two women accused him of assaulting them following meetings arranged through Facebook, authorities said. Faton Boqolli, 31, was arrested on Jan. 10, after an investigation by Detective Clint Hetzell of the Edison Police Department, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Chief Thomas Bryan of the Edison Police Department said. A female victim reported that Boqolli had sexually assaulted her during an in-person meeting after they connected on Facebook. This is not the first time Boqolli has faced such a…
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Vineland Man, Treatment Facility Manager Sexually Assaulted Residents: Prosecutor
A 30-year-old Vineland man and house manager at the Kintock Group, a residential treatment facility in Bridgeton, was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting two male residents on Thursday, Jan. 9, authorities said. Brian Taylor used his supervisory position as a house manager at the facility to force and/or coerce victims so he could perform sexual acts upon them, the Cumberland County Prosecutor's Office said. Last August, authorities began investigating a sexual assault of a male resident at the facility, authorities said. An investigation by prosecutors and Bridgeton police turned…
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Man Sexually Assaulted Sleeping Girl, 6, During Prayer Service In Trenton Home: Prosecutors
A Trenton man was accused of sexually assaulting a young girl while she slept in a home during a prayer service, authorities said. Jose Agustin-Hernandez, 51, was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree criminal sexual contact, and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Mercer County Prosecutor Janetta Marbrey said in a news release on Monday, Dec. 30. Investigators said Agustin-Hernandez entered a room where a six-year-old girl was sleeping and sexually assaulted her on Tuesday, Dec. 23. The assault happened during an evening prayer servi…
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Two Men Sexually Assaulted Underage Victims In Wildwood, Prosecutors Say
Two Wildwood men were accused of sexually assaulting two children, authorities said. Arisandro Estrada-Tapia, 20, and Israel Estrada-Tapia, 18, were arrested on Tuesday, Dec. 24, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release. Prosecutors didn't immediately say if the two men were relatives but both had addresses on the same block of Baker Avenue. Wildwood police and the county prosecutor's office launched an investigation early in the morning on December 24. Authorities received a report of two underage sexual assault victims. Arisandro Estrada-Tapia was charged…
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MD Man Who Sexually Assaulted Girl, 6, In South Jersey Sentenced: Prosecutors
A Maryland man will spend more than three decades in prison for sexually assaulting a young girl in Burlington County, authorities said. Kevin Williams of Clinton, MD, was sentenced to 41 years in prison, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release on Friday, Dec. 20. Williams, 34, pleaded guilty in July to two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and four counts of second-degree sexual assault. The assaults happened on multiple occasions over several years. Prosecutors said additional details about the case are being withheld to protect the girl’s …
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Nurse Charged With Criminal Sexual Contact Of Patients At Penn Medicine In NJ
An Ewing man working as a nurse at Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center is accused of inappropriately touching several patients, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Plainsboro Police Chief Eamon Blanchard announced on Monday, Dec. 11. Andre Angus, 39, was arrested following an investigation into multiple reports from patients alleging they were subjected to unwanted sexual contact while under his care, authorities said. The incidents were reported by patients who claimed the male nurse inappropriately touched them during their time at the Plainsboro-based medical center, Cic…
Police & Fire
Man, 76, Who Sexually Assaulted 10-Year-Old In South Jersey Sentenced: Prosecutors
A Pennsauken man will spend more than a decade in prison for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old, authorities said. Joseph Jackson, 76, was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 13 to 14 years in state prison, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said in a news release. He was convicted on Friday, June 28 of two counts of second-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The victim testified that the assaults took place at Jackson's home in Pennsauken between April and December of 2018. They also happened in Riverton in November and Decemb…
Police & Fire
South Jersey Man Who Repeatedly Sexually Assaulted Two Young Sisters Sentenced: Prosecutors
An Atco man will spend up to eight decades in prison for the repeated sexual assaults of his ex-girlfriend's two young daughters, authorities said. Kevin Mottas, 31, was sentenced on Friday, Dec. 13 to 80 years in state prison, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said in a news release. He was convicted in July on two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, five counts of second-degree sexual assault, and six related charges. Investigators said the abuse began when Mottas was living with his girlfriend in July 2015. He targeted her daughters, ages 6 and 7, …
Police & Fire
Registered Sex Offender Who Trafficked Three Children From Philly To NJ Sentenced, Feds Say
A Camden man will spend more than 21 years in prison for sex trafficking three children, authorities said. Semaj Gilmore, 35, was sentenced on Thursday, Dec. 5 to 21 years and eight months in federal prison, New Jersey's U.S. Attorney Philip Sellinger said in a news release. He previously pleaded guilty to three counts of sex trafficking minors. Gilmore has been in custody since April 2021, when authorities discovered a missing Pennsylvania child was being advertised for sexual services on a website frequently used for prostitution. An undercover federal agent contacted …
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Human Trafficking Ring Busted In Cumberland County: State AG
Seven people have been arrested in the dismantling two human trafficking rings, one in North Jersey and one in South Jersey, authorities said. The rings were based in Essex County and Cumberland County, state Attorney General Matthew Platkin said at a news conference on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Khailah Meekins, 21 and Donte Barkley, 28, both Newark residents, trafficked two 15-year-olds and a 13-year-old in Essex County, Platkin said. Meekins and Barkley arranged sexual encounters for the girls through mobile apps that included online ads featuring nude photos of the minors. The girls would be…
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Atlantic City Man Caught On Video Raping GF's Daughter, 5, On Christmas Sentenced: Prosecutors
An Atlantic City man will spend a quarter-century in prison for raping his girlfriend's five-year-old daughter on Christmas Day, authorities said. Oscar Gomez Miralda, 43, was sentenced on Monday, Dec. 2 to 25 years in state prison without parole. A jury convicted him on Wednesday, June 26 of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child by sexual conduct. Investigators said Gomez Miralda raped the girl at her home on Sunday, Dec. 25, 2022. Her mother discovered what happened by using a camera phone to record her daughter's bedroo…
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New Charges For 'Sugar Daddy' Predator Who Used Meth-Laced Drinks To Assault NJ, PA Women: DA
Andrew Gallo, a 40-year-old self-proclaimed "sugar daddy," has been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting 11 women he met on dating sites, including sugardaddymeet.com, Bucks County authorities announced Monday, Nov. 25, 2024. Gallo allegedly followed a disturbing pattern with his victims: He would boast about his bartending skills, serve them spiked drinks from pre-opened bottles, and then assault them at his Levittown, Pennsylvania home, authorities detailed in court documents obtained by Daily Voice. The newly amended complaint now includes six additional victims, including…
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South Jersey Man Confesses To Sexually Assaulting Two Children Under 13, Prosecutors Say
A Gloucester City man admitted to sexually assaulting two children nearly four years ago, authorities said. Henry Papaleo, 58, pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree sexual assault of a child less than 13 years of age, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. The investigation began in 2023 after the victims reported the assaults to their parents. To protect their identities, additional details about the assaults and Papaleo's access to the children were being withheld, prosecutors said. Papaleo entered his guilty plea in superior court on Thursday, …
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Former Jersey Shore Gymnastics Coach Sexually Assaulted Girl, Police Say
A former Galloway Township gymnastics coach was accused of sexually assaulting a girl under 16 years old, authorities said. The Galloway Township Police Department announced the arrest of 51-year-old Matthew Shriver in a news release on Tuesday, Nov. 19. The Brigantine man was a co-owner of Everest Gymnastics and Tumbling Center in Galloway Township. The investigation began after officers received a report regarding the abuse accusations. Police said they obtained cell phone evidence that corroborated the victim’s statements. This evidence led to search warrants for Shriver’s phone, perso…
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Man Confesses To Raping Sleeping Woman At Atlantic City Bus Terminal, Prosecutors Say
An Atlantic City man admitted to raping a sleeping woman at the city's bus terminal, authorities said. Eric Williams, 56, pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated sexual assault, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said in a news release on Monday, Nov. 18. Williams sexually assaulted the woman at the Atlantic City Bus Terminal on Thursday, May 19, 2022. Investigators said Williams used his penis and fingers to anally rape the victim. The woman was sleeping during the assault, according to prosecutors. Williams was arrested after surveillance video caught him raping her. Pr…
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South Jersey Coach Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Neighborhood Child, Prosecutors Say
A Washington Township sports coach was found guilty of sexually assaulting a child who was also his neighbor, authorities said. A jury convicted 43-year-old Frank Natanni on Wednesday, Nov. 13, Gloucester County Prosecutor Elizabeth Vogelsong-Parvin said in a news release. Investigators said Natanni was the child's neighbor and coach at the time of the assaults. Natanni's first criminal complaint in 2020 accused him of hugging, kissing, and cuddling the victim, along with sending sexual text messages, NJ Advance Media previously reported. He was then given additional charges, clai…
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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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Man Who Sexually Abused Kids For 8+ Years In South Jersey Home Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
A Pennsauken man will spend at least two dozen years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting two children, authorities said. Henry Parker, 72, was sentenced on Thursday, Nov. 7 to 27 years in state prison, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said in a news release. A jury found Parker guilty on Friday, June 14. The victims testified at trial that Parker began sexually assaulting them at his home in October 2009. The assaults continued until they reported the abuse to police in January 2018. Parker was convicted of two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault…
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Two NJ Senior COs Charged With Sexually Assaulting Female Teen Inmate, AG Says
Two New Jersey corrections officers were accused of repeatedly sexually assaulting a teen at a juvenile detention center, authorities said. Senior corrections officers William Young, 35, of Marlton, and Gary Nieves, 53, of Burlington City, were arrested and charged, Attorney General Matthew Platkin said at a news conference on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The officers were accused of assaulting the 18-year-old while assigned to the Juvenile Female Secure Care and Intake Facility in Bordentown. "I stand before you as the chief law enforcement of the state and the head of the Depar…
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Former Cape May Boy Scout Volunteer Who Sexually Assaulted Child Sentenced, Prosecutors Say
A North Cape May man who was once a Boy Scouts of America volunteer will spend more than two decades in prison for sexually assaulting a child, authorities said. John Gillespie Jr., 37, was sentenced on Friday, Oct. 18 to 25 years in state prison, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release. Gillespie pleaded guilty on Friday, July 12 to first-degree aggravated sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. Investigators executed a search warrant at a home on Town Bank Road on Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. The search was promp…
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South Jersey Man Who Tried To Abduct Girl, Groped Woman Pleads Guilty: Prosecutors
A Farmingdale man admitted to trying to kidnap a teen girl and groping a woman in a Target parking lot during a two-county crime spree, authorities said. Quamel Benton, 36, pleaded guilty on Monday, Oct. 21 to attempted kidnapping, two counts of eluding, and criminal sexual contact, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release. Lakewood police responded to a report of an attempted kidnapping near Forest Park Circle at around 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Mar. 21. Officers learned that a man tried to force the girl into a "smaller model" white SUV. The …
Schools
NJ Marching Band Teacher Accused Of Sex With Student Has Teaching License Revoked
A New Jersey marching band director and teacher's aide accused of having a sexual relationship with a student has had her license revoked by the state's Board of Examiners, authorities announced. Michelle Jacoby, 27, who worked at Riverside High School before her arrest for aggravated sexual assault and child endangerment, was dealt another blow to her career after agreeing to relinquish her license. In 2023, Jacoby was arrested and later released after investigators said the student disclosed the relationship. The investigation later found that the two were allegedly in a relationship tha…
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State Revokes License Of NJ Teacher Accused Of Stalking Student 'Boyfriend' For Years
State education officials have revoked the license of an Edison teacher accused of a years-long sexual relationship with a student, as previously reported by Daily Voice. Julius Coaccioli was found with child porn over in Summer 2023 but was slapped with new charges after one of the victims depicted in a video found in his home was identified as his former Edison Township Middle School student, according to documents obtained by Daily Voice (scroll down for details on the arrest). At its Sept. 19, 2024 meeting, the New Jersey State Board of Examiners (Board) reviewed an affidavit …
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Man Who Raped, Killed One-Year-Old South Jersey Girl Gets Life In Prison: Prosecutors
A Manahawkin man will spend the rest of his life in prison for brutally raping and killing a toddler, authorities said. Michael Disporto, 30, was sentenced on Thursday, Oct. 10 to life in prison without parole, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay said in a news release. He was convicted in the death and sexual assault of a 23-month-old girl identified by the initials "A.S." Gloucester City police responded to a report of an unresponsive child on Sunday, July 3, 2016. A.S. was rushed to Cooper University Hospital for extensive injuries and signs of sexual abuse. …
Police & Fire
NJ Volunteer Fire Chief Sexually Assaulted Woman Sitting In Vehicle, Prosecutors Say
A volunteer fire chief in Manchester Township was accused of sexually assaulting a woman more than two years ago, authorities said. Michael Trimarchi, 55, of Manchester, was charged with sexual assault and criminal sexual contact, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Tuesday, Oct. 8. Trimarchi is the chief of the Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company, according to a Facebook post on Saturday, Sept. 21. A woman told Manchester police on Friday, Sept. 6 that Trimarchi sexually assaulted her on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022. Investigators with …
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Toms River Sex Offender Who Assaulted Lost Girl In His SUV To Stay In Jail: Prosecutors
A Toms River man accused of sexually assaulting a lost teen will remain in jail, authorities said. A judge ordered 46-year-old Keith Hahn to stay in Ocean County Jail through his trial, county prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said in a news release on Tuesday, Oct. 8. He was arrested in the case on Tuesday, Oct. 1. Investigators said the 14-year-old girl got lost while she walked along Route 70 in Manchester Township on Sunday, Sept. 29. A man driving a white Jeep Grand Cherokee stopped and talked to her. The girl asked the man to drive her to the animal shelter i…
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