Guilty! Newark Man Sexually Assaulted 3 Underage Family Members, Prosecutor Says
A Newark man was convicted of sexually assaulting three underage family members over several years, authorities said Tuesday, Nov. 18.
Terrence Mells, 42, was found guilty by an Essex County jury on Friday, Nov. 15, following a four-day trial before Judge Naazneen Khan, Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens II said.
Mells abused three underage family members multiple times between March 2015 and November 2023, prosecutors said. The abuse began when the victims were 12, 13, and 14, and in one instance, Mells threatened one of the victims after learning he was being investigated, …