North Haven Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Teen Repeatedly, Gets 8 Years In Prison: State North Haven Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Teen Repeatedly, Gets 8 Years In Prison: State
North Haven Man Admits To Sexually Abusing Teen Repeatedly, Gets 8 Years In Prison: State A North Haven man who repeatedly abused a teenage boy for a year learned this week he will spend nearly a decade, authorities said.  Ronald Iannucci Jr., 53, was sentenced to 40 years in prison, but it will be suspended after eight years served, the Connecticut State Prosecutor's Office said.  He must spend 20 years on probation after he's released.  Iannucci pleaded guilty to four counts of sexual assault and three counts of risk of injury to a minor. He was facing more than a dozen charges of sexual abuse and child endangerment.  Judge Thomas V. O’Keefe Jr.,…
Employee At Kearny Charter School Exposed Himself To Middle Schoolers: Prosecutor Employee At Kearny Charter School Exposed Himself To Middle Schoolers: Prosecutor
Employee At Kearny Charter School Exposed Himself To Middle Schoolers: Prosecutor A 36-year-old Garfield resident was arrested and charged on Thursday, June 5, with exposing himself to students at the Kearny charter school where he worked ,authorities said. Omer Sogutcu was an IT professional at Hudson Arts and Science Middle School, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Two girls under the age of 13 reported Sogutcu exposed himself and asked them to engage in sexual conduct, Suarez said. Sogutcu is charged with two counts of sexual assault by contact and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Suarez said. He was arrested at the charter …
Fort Lee Man, 71, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child For Years In Teaneck: Prosecutor Fort Lee Man, 71, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child For Years In Teaneck: Prosecutor
Fort Lee Man, 71, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Child For Years In Teaneck: Prosecutor A 71-year-old man from Fort Lee has been charged with sexually assaulting a child under the age of 16 on multiple occasions in Teaneck, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Manuel A. Barrantes was arrested on Thursday, June 5, following a joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Teaneck Police Department. The investigation began after the Teaneck Police Department contacted the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit on Thursday, May 29, 2025, to report the alleged past sexual assault of a juvenile, Musella said. Detectives determined that Barrantes sexually as…
DUI Mom Crashes With Child In Car, Tries To Flee Scene In Camp Hill: Police DUI Mom Crashes With Child In Car, Tries To Flee Scene In Camp Hill: Police
DUI Mom Crashes With Child In Car, Tries To Flee Scene In Camp Hill: Police A woman with a suspended license and a child in her car crashed while drunk and high in Lower Allen Township, police announced in a release on Monday, June 2. Ashley Elaine Barker, 34, was behind the wheel of a red 2011 Honda Fit when she crashed at the intersection of Lisburn Road and Slate Hill Road around 4:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 3, according to Lower Allen Township Police. Officers say she had been tailgating, driving aggressively, and cut off another car before hitting a curb, flying into the grass, and striking a tree stump. When police arrived, Barker and a child were sitting outsi…
Manassas Man Assaults Woman Driving With Kids In Car, Police Say Manassas Man Assaults Woman Driving With Kids In Car, Police Say
Manassas Man Assaults Woman Driving With Kids In Car, Police Say A Virginia man is facing multiple charges after allegedly elbowing a woman in the face — while she was driving — during a violent incident that played out in front of three children, authorities said. Jawid Sakhizada, 42, of Manassas, was arrested in Woodbridge after officers with the Prince William County Police Department responded to a call for a domestic dispute along Minnieville Road near Delany Road shortly before p.m. on Tuesday, May 27. According to investigators, Sakhizada and the 32-year-old woman — who is a family member — were arguing when the confrontation suddenly turned physi…
Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Child Abuse In New Britain Case: ICE Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Child Abuse In New Britain Case: ICE
Twice-Deported Man Accused Of Child Abuse In New Britain Case: ICE A man twice deported from the United States is back behind bars after immigration agents arrested him in Connecticut, where he now faces charges of serious charges of child abuse, authorities said.  Jorge Martinez Duenas, 44, of Honduras, was arrested earlier this year by ICE agents while he was out on bail on state charges, federal authorities said.  “Jorge Martinez has already been removed from the U.S. twice, and now he faces charges of victimizing a child in Connecticut,” said Patricia H. Hyde, acting Field Office Director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations in Bos…
47 Counts Of Child Endangerment For Bus Driver Who Left Wheel Unattended: Lakewood Cops 47 Counts Of Child Endangerment For Bus Driver Who Left Wheel Unattended: Lakewood Cops
47 Counts Of Child Endangerment For Bus Driver Who Left Wheel Unattended: Lakewood Cops A 41-year-old Philadelphia bus driver was arrested and charged with numerous counts of child endangerment on Tuesday, May 27, after committing multiple traffic offenses while driving on the Garden State Parkway in Lakewood, authorities said. Xiao Lei Lei Tian drove at high speeds, failed to maintain his lane, used a cell phone while driving and at one point stood in the aisle of the moving bus, leaving the steering wheel unattended, Lakewood police said. The bus, which had 47 juveniles and three adults, was en route from Rhode Island to a school in Lakewood, police said. It was found d…
Asbury Park Man Who Lured, Kidnapped 11-Year-Old Girl Learns Fate: Prosecutor Asbury Park Man Who Lured, Kidnapped 11-Year-Old Girl Learns Fate: Prosecutor
Asbury Park Man Who Lured, Kidnapped 11-Year-Old Girl Learns Fate: Prosecutor An Asbury Park man was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Wednesday, May 28 after being previously convicted of luring and kidnapping an 11-year-old girl off the street in May 2023, authorities said. On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, Raquan Folk approached an 11-year-old girl walking on Ridge Avenue in Asbury Park shortly before 5:30 p.m. and persuaded her to get into his vehicle, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond. Santiago said. Folk drove the girl to Neptune Township and stopped the car, where he told her to disrobe, Santiago said. The girl asked to use a bathroom and then ran from the vehicle, …
Mentally Ill PA Mom Who Gave Daughter Fentanyl-Laced Apple Juice Sentenced To Prison Mentally Ill PA Mom Who Gave Daughter Fentanyl-Laced Apple Juice Sentenced To Prison
Mentally Ill PA Mom Who Gave Daughter Fentanyl-Laced Apple Juice Sentenced To Prison A Pennsylvania mother who tried to kill her 8-year-old daughter with fentanyl-laced apple juice in a twisted murder-suicide plot has been sentenced to up to 20 years in prison, authorities announced on Tuesday, May 27, 2025. Skye Naggy, 32, of Greensburg, pleaded guilty but mentally ill to attempted homicide, aiding suicide, aggravated assault, kidnapping, and endangering the welfare of a child in January. Westmoreland County Common Pleas Judge Christopher Feliciani sentenced her to 10 to 20 years behind bars, followed by five years of probation. She will continue to receive mental health t…
TA Gets More Charges After Pushing Students' Heads Underwater In West Nyack School Pool: DA TA Gets More Charges After Pushing Students' Heads Underwater In West Nyack School Pool: DA
TA Gets More Charges After Pushing Students' Heads Underwater In West Nyack School Pool: DA A Rockland County teaching assistant accused of submerging two non-verbal autistic children underwater during a class session has now been indicted by a grand jury on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges, prosecutors announced. Catherine Rios, 54, of Nyack, was indicted by a Rockland County grand jury on two felony counts of first-degree endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person, and two misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child, Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh announced on Tuesday, May 27.   The charges stem from an alle…
Man Drives Drunk With Young Child In Front Seat In Yorktown, Police Say Man Drives Drunk With Young Child In Front Seat In Yorktown, Police Say
Man Drives Drunk With Young Child In Front Seat In Yorktown, Police Say A 26-year-old man is facing multiple charges, including felony DWI and endangering the welfare of a child, after allegedly driving drunk in Westchester with a child in the car who was not wearing a seatbelt, police announced.  The incident happened in Yorktown on Saturday, May 10, around 9:25 p.m., when police responded to a report of a possibly intoxicated driver in the area of Underhill Avenue and Route 118. Officers found the vehicle and saw it committing several traffic violations before pulling it over, Yorktown Police said in an announcement on Wednesday, May 14.  The driver…
Gloucester Twp Couple Kept Girl Chained In Bathroom, Dog Crate For Years, Officials Say Gloucester Twp Couple Kept Girl Chained In Bathroom, Dog Crate For Years, Officials Say
Gloucester Twp Couple Kept Girl Chained In Bathroom, Dog Crate For Years, Officials Say A South Jersey couple was arrested and charged on Saturday, May 10, after they held a child captive for years before her escape, authorities said. Law enforcement began investigating in Gloucester Township after an 18-year-old girl said she had been held captive for years and was the victim of sexual abuse, Camden County Prosecutor Grace MacAulay and Gloucester Township Police Chief David Harkins said. Brenda Spencer, 38, and Branndon Mosley, 41, had been abusing the girl since 2018, authorities said. She was removed from school while in 6th grade and confined to her home, authori…