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Teacher At School That Principal Left Gets 6 Months No-Pay For Hitting Student, Touching Others
Already dealing with the mysterious departure of their principal and vice-principal, parents of students at Wyckoff’s middle school learned this week that a teacher there was recently disciplined for inappropriately touching students. As with the abrupt departure of Eisenhower Middle School Principal Christopher Iasiello and Assistant Principal Christopher Giordano, parents this week said they had no idea that an arbitrator two weeks ago upheld a six-month suspension without pay for teacher Scott Levy. No announcements were made nor information shared, parents in the northwest Bergen Count…
Police & Fire
Ex-Palisades Teacher Gets Year For Taking Upskirt Photos Of 'Disgusted' Students
A former Palisades High School math teacher and athletic coach is facing one year behind bars for secretly taking upskirt photos of female students and sharing them online with the intention to masturbate to them, authorities said. Francis James Reppert Jr., 27, of Quakertown pleaded guilty to indecent exposure and invasion of privacy on Oct. 6, according to the Bucks County District Attorney's Office. Reppert was charged last January following an investigation that began in October 2019, after a student captured a video of him viewing, and zooming in on a photo of what appeared to be …
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6 Former Sussex County Restaurant Workers Allege Sex Abuse By Owner In Scathing $15M Lawsuit
A lawsuit seeking $15 million alleges the owner of an upscale Sussex County restaurant sexually harassed and abused six of his former employees. Filed Monday in Sussex County Superior Court, the suit calls Sparta's Mohawk House owner Stephen Scro a "sexual predator," and alleges his employees were subjected to countless acts of sex abuse and illegal discrimination for years. Scro is accused of creating a culture of intimidation and threatened his employees that in Sparta he had close connections with many powerful people, including the Sparta police department, judges and loc…
Police & Fire
NJ Landlord Demanded Sex For Housing, Lower Rents, Justice Department Charges
For at least 15 years, an Elizabeth landlord has demanded sexual favors from tenants to get or keep apartments while offering reduced rent to others in exchange for sex, federal authorities charged. Joseph Centanni, who owns hundreds of rental units in and around Elizabeth, “initiated or threatened to initiate eviction actions against tenants who objected to or refused his sexual advances,” U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito said Wednesday. The U.S. Justice Department took the case because Centanni -- who is married and lives in West Mountainside -- receives roughly $102,000 a month in Section 8…
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Report: Federal Lawsuit Accuses Former Bergen Community College VP Of Sexual Harassment
A former executive vice president at Bergen Community College resigned amid allegations of sexual harassment, according to a published report. A federal gender discrimination lawsuit filed by Brandie Bookhart accuses Brian Agnew of repeatedly trying to kiss her, making sexual comments and trying to meet up with her outside work, NorthJersey.com reported. The harassment began soon after Agnew, 38, of Piscataway took the second-in-command position in January 2019, alleges the suit, which names him, the BCC Board of Trustees and a human resources manager at the school. Agnew couldn’t immediat…
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Boss At Irvington Bus Company Fined $258K For Sexual Harassment
A judge has ordered the owner of an Irvington bus company to pay $258,000 to an employee he subjected to "egregious" sexual harassment, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said in a statement Wednesday. Curtis Horn, owner of Tyce Transportation, hired the woman as a school bus aide in 2010. For the next two years, authorities say, Horn subjected the woman to offensive sexual remarks and propositions, including one incident in which he told her she would "look good in his bed," the Attorney General said. Horn then locked the door to his office with the woman inside, grabbed her and…
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PalPark Store Employee Charged With Sexually Harassing Co-Worker
A Palisades Park store employee who was fired for sexually harassing a co-worker was jailed on criminal charges, as well, authorities said. Jaime Correa, 51, was charged with three counts of criminal sexual contact and one of stalking after the 20-something victim told police that he inappropriately touched her and made unwelcome gestures, borough police Sgt. George Beck said Wednesday. One of the incidents was recorded on store video, Beck said. Correa spent two days in the Bergen County Jail after Saturday's arrest before being released pending a court hearing.
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Suit Claims Paterson Principal Asked Teacher If She Was A Stripper: Report
The former principal of a charter school in Paterson is facing a second lawsuit for sexual harassment filed by a staff member of the school, NorthJersey.com reported. The former science teacher at Paterson Arts and Science Charter claims the principal, Daniel Necimoglu, entered her classroom while she was alone, sat on a desk in “a sexually suggestive manner” and asked her if she worked as a stripper. In another incident, Necimoglu, who has reportedly resigned, made suggestive references to the erotic thriller “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Another harassment lawsuit was previously filed a…
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Nutley A.D. Suspended For Hitler Remark Also Accused Of Groping Student
The athletic director at Nutley High School who was suspended after praising Hitler's leadership skills during a talk in Madison last month had previously been accused of telling a student she had a "nice ass" and touching her inappropriately while coaching her at basketball. The student and her parents filed a lawsuit in 2017 alleging that, in January of that year, Joe Piro was teaching the girl to "box out," a defensive technique in basketball. Piro placed his hand on an "intimate spot" of the girl's body, the lawsuit states, before Piro grabbed the girl's hand and placed it on one o…
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Paterson 5th Graders Sexually Assaulted Teacher, Lawsuit Says
A fifth grade teacher at a Paterson charter school has filed a lawsuit claiming she was sexually harassed by her students. Denise Kruse says her students at the Community Charter School made thrusting motions with their bodies while standing behind her, asked if she's ever performed oral sex and reached into their pants grabbing their genitals in front of her, NorthJersey.com said citing the suit. The teacher also claims some students announced they were sexually aroused, commented on her buttocks and posted videos of her teaching from behind on Snapchat. Heidi Weintrab -- Kruse's law…
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: Ousted Fox News Anchor's Demarest Home Hits Market At $2.7M
Former Fox News host Eric Bolling has listed his Demarest home for nearly $2.7 million, according to its Zillow listing. Bolling left Fox News in September 2017 following an investigation into sexual harassment allegations that he texted a lewd photo to more than a dozen female colleagues. He and his wife Adrienne Bolling purchased the Bellaire Drive house in January 2016 for $1.8 million, property records show. This house is Bolling's second to go in New Jersey -- the first in Brant Beach for more than $3 million. The house features four bedrooms, six bathrooms, a redesigned kitchen, an …
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'Athletic Advantage:' Bergen Catholic Wants To Ban Wrestler Who Accused Coach Of Sex Abuse
Bergen Catholic is trying to ban a former wrestler who accused a coach of sexual harassment from competing this season as a senior on his new school's team, alleging he sought "athletic advantage" by transferring out. Anthony "Tony" Asatrian claims his reason for withdrawing from the private school's team was because he was seeking relief due to a conflict with Coach David Bell -- whom he accused of sex abuse -- over his place on the team, NorthJersey.com reports. One of Asatrian's attorneys, David Eisbrouch, says in the article that his transfer was "not voluntary" and that he was act…
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