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Randolph Man, 67, Gets Seven Years In Child Sex Case
A 67-year-old Randolph man convicted of a lesser charge in a child sex assault trial was sentenced in Morristown on Wednesday to seven years in state prison. Superior Court Judge Stephen J. Taylor also sentenced Jose Lemus to parole supervision for life and Megan’s Law registration, Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp, Acting Chief of Investigations Chris Kimker and Randolph Township Police Chief David Stokoe said in a joint release. He also can never have any contact with the victim and must pay unspecified fines an penalties, the brief release says. Jurors this past October acquit…
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Passaic Gentleman's Club Manager, Dancer Convicted In Video Gang Rape Of Stripper
Two Passaic nightclub employees were convicted of participating in the video-recorded gang rape of a dancer during an after-hours party. Jurors in Paterson on Friday found both dancer Trystal Lozada, 27, and manager Michael Ramirez, 38, guilty of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and criminal sexual contract for the Nov. 5, 2012 attack at Mr. B’s Gentlemen’s Club. They also convicted Ramirez, formerly of Passaic, of conspiracy to commit the assault following the eight-week trial. The club had closed for the evening when the group of men and women repeatedly raped the dancer after R…
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Morris Jurors Convict Ex-Martial Arts School Owner Of Molesting Girl, Third Case In 5 Years
Jurors in Morristown convicted the former owner of a defunct martial arts school on Friday of molesting an 11-year-old girl – the third such case that he’d been involved in over a five-year span. Richard Perry, 48, was ordered held in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending a Jan. 17 sentencing after jurors found him guilty of sexual assault and child endangerment. The Jamaican-born Perry, who is not a U.S. citizen, will have to serve 85% of his sentence under the No Early Release Act, must register under Megan’s Law and remain under parole supervision for life – after which he most…
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Teacher From Warren County Charged With Child Sex Assault Won't Ever Teach Again
A Warren County man who was charged with sexually assaulting a girl for five years since she was 12 had his teaching license revoked, state education officials said. Michael I. Levitt, of Washington, whose LinkedIn page said he worked at -- Katzenbach - New Jersey's School for the Deaf in Ewing -- was indicted on multiple charges of sexual assault, child endangerment and aggravated criminal assault in July 2017. Levitt, 42, had been sexually assaulting the victim for five years since she was 12 years old, the indictment says. The most recent incidents occurred in parking lots outside …
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Man In US On Visa Sentenced For Raping Unconscious Victim In Jersey City
A Nigerian man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for raping an unconscious woman in his basement apartment in Jersey City, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said. Silver Iwuchukwu, 28, assaulted the unconscious 18-year-old woman in his basement apartment Oct. 29, 2017, authorities said. The assault was captured on surveillance video. Iwuchukwu was convicted by a jury in July. The woman did not know Iwuchukwu before the attack, authorities also said. Iwuchukwu is a Nigerian national in the country on a student visa, NJ.com reported. He must serve at least 85 pe…
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NJ Priest Gets 4 Years In Prison For Sexually Abusing Girl
A New Jersey priest who admitted sexually abusing a young girl was sentenced Monday to a plea-bargained four years in state prison. Fr. Thomas P. Ganley, 64, of Phillipsburg admitted abusing the girl from when she was 14 until she was 17, beginning in 1990, while he was a priest at St. Cecelia Church in the Iselin section of Woodbridge. Ganley had supervisory authority over the victim as head of the Youth Ministry for the parish, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. The charges were the first ever brought by the New Jersey Clergy Abuse Task Force, which Grewal created la…
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JC Teacher From Lyndhurst Gets 5 Years For Sexually Assaulting Teen Girl
A former Jersey City charter school teacher who admitted having sex with an eighth-grade girl at what was then her Lyndhurst home must serve at least four years and three months in state prison before she’ll be eligible for parole. Lauren Coyle-Mitchell, 36, was sentenced last Friday to a plea-bargained five years in state prison, 85% of which she must serve before being eligible for parole with lifetime supervision. Coyle-Mitchell also must register as a Megan’s Law offender, can never hold a teaching or government job again and is permanently prohibited from any contact with the victim. …
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Several Elizabeth Sex Offenders Arrested For Failing To Register: Prosecutor
A total of 14 people, almost all of them Elizabeth residents, were arrested in a crackdown on convicted sex offenders who failed to comply with reporting requirements under Meghan's Law, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said Wednesday. Operation Roll Call was carried out over the course of a week by personnel from agencies including the Attorney General's office, Union County Sheriff, State Police, Elizabeth police, the U.S. Marshals as well as the prosecutor. The fugitive suspects are all required to keep law enforcement notified of their whereabouts and inform them of thei…
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Jersey City Man Gets 15 Years For Child Pornography, Sexual Assault
A Jersey City man was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday on charges he distributed child pornography online and sexually assaulted a child, the state Attorney General's office said Friday. Jose Roman, 75, in April pleaded guilty to aggravated sexual assault, impairing or debauching the morals of a child and distributing child pornography. He will be ineligible for parole. An investigation by the state Division of Criminal Justice Cyber Crimes Unit identified a computer address sharing child pornography files in 2015. A subsequent investigation by the State Police and Jersey …
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Former Assistant Karate Instructor From Passaic County Gets 18 Years For Raping Student, 9
A former assistant karate instructor from Passaic County must serve at least 15 years in prison before he'll be eligible for parole for raping a 9-year-old student. Luke V. Bakula, 31, of Haskell was sentenced this past week to consecutive sentences of 12 years for aggravated sexual assault and six years for sexual assault. Under New Jersey's No Early Release Law, he must serve a minimum of 85% of the combined 18-year sentence handed down Thursday by Superior Court Judge Joseph A. Portelli. Jurors in Paterson convicted Bakula in March of all of the charges against him. Bakula sexual…
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Repeat Westwood Sex Offender, 71, Gets 6 Years For Trafficking Child Porn
A 71-year-old freelance photographer from Westwood was sentenced to six years in state prison Friday following his second conviction for trafficking child pornography. James R. Agin admitted in February that he distributed videos and images of child pornography online using a file-sharing program. Agin pleaded guilty to similar charges 12 years ago and received probation. This time, he was arrested during “Operation Safety Net,” a multi-agency child protection operation led by the New Jersey Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force -- the same group responsibl…
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Priest Admits Sexually Abusing Girl, First Conviction For NJ Clergy Abuse Task Force
A massive investigation by New Jersey authorities into the sexual abuse of young boys by Roman Catholic priests has produced its first conviction -- by a priest who admitted abusing a young girl. Fr. Thomas P. Ganley, 63, of Phillipsburg admitted abusing the girl from 1990 through 1994, -- from when she was 14 until she was 17 -- while he was a priest at St. Cecelia Church in the Iselin section of Woodbridge. The charges were the first brought by the New Jersey Clergy Abuse Task Force, which state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal created last September to investigate allegations …
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