Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Bergen Man Charged With Holidaytime Child Sex Assaults Bergen Man Charged With Holidaytime Child Sex Assaults
Bergen Man Charged With Holidaytime Child Sex Assaults A divorced, unemployed Bergen County man repeatedly assaulted an underage teen sexually during Christmastime five years ago, authorities charged. Steve R. Shelley, 49, remained held in the Bergen County Jail nearly a week after his arrest on Aug. 24, records show. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said members of his Special Victims Unit began investigating after receiving a report from Wood-Ridge police earlier this month about the alleged sexual assault of a child. They found that Shelley had “assaulted a child who was between the ages of 13 and 16 on multiple occasions in Wood-Ridge…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Ridgefield Park-Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
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Bergen Janitor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Teen Dies By Suicide In Jail Hanging Bergen Janitor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Teen Dies By Suicide In Jail Hanging
Bergen Janitor Charged With Sexually Assaulting Underage Teen Dies By Suicide In Jail Hanging UPDATE: A Ridgefield Park man arrested on child sex assault charges hanged himself in his Bergen County Jail cell, Sheriff Anthony Cureton confirmed Thursday. Jose P. Manzano, a 39-year-old janitor, was found alongside his bed by officers conducting regular checks of the jail’s secure housing unit on Wednesday, Cureton said. He had one end of a bedsheet tied around his neck and the other to his bed, the sheriff said. “He appeared to have lowered himself, causing asphyxiation,” Cureton said. Medical staff rendered aid before Manzano was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, where …

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by Jerry DeMarco
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Admits Filming 80 Videos Of Sex Assault On Child: Prosecutor Man Admits Filming 80 Videos Of Sex Assault On Child: Prosecutor
Man Admits Filming 80 Videos Of Sex Assault On Child: Prosecutor A 39-year-old Mays Landing man pleaded guilty to repeatedly sexually assaulting a girl and filming it, authorities said. Christian R. Navarette of Mays Landing entered the pleas to aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child on Thursday, Aug. 19, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. Navarette admitted that on or about between the dates of July 18, 2017, and December 15, 2019, in his home in Hamilton Township, he committed numerous acts of sexual penetration on the victim, the prosecutor said. Navarette further admitted that he film…

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by Jon Craig
Jersey City, NJ
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Boy, 3, Critical After Fall From 2nd Story Window In Jersey City Boy, 3, Critical After Fall From 2nd Story Window In Jersey City
Boy, 3, Critical After Fall From 2nd Story Window In Jersey City A 3-year-old boy was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after falling from a second-story window in Jersey City last week, authorities said. The child fell from a window in a building on the 500 block of Central Avenue around 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office told Daily Voice.  The incident remains under investigation by the Special Victims Unit.

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by Cecilia Levine
Egg Harbor Township, NJ
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'Father Figure,' 28, Got Two Young Atlantic City Girls Pregnant: Prosecutor 'Father Figure,' 28, Got Two Young Atlantic City Girls Pregnant: Prosecutor
'Father Figure,' 28, Got Two Young Atlantic City Girls Pregnant: Prosecutor A 28-year-old Atlantic City man pleaded guilty to charges of raping three young girls, two of whom he got pregnant, authorities said. Isaiah W. Banks-Carey's plea deal calls for a sentence of 25 years in New Jersey State Prison and Carey must serve 25 years before being eligible for parole pursuant to the Jessica Lunsford Act, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. He must also register pursuant to Megan’s Law, be under Parole Supervision for Life, and submit to an Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center Sexual Offender Evaluation. He must also have no contact wi…

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by Jon Craig
Norwalk, CT
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Suspect Nabbed For Sexual Assault Of Minor In Norwalk Suspect Nabbed For Sexual Assault Of Minor In Norwalk
Suspect Nabbed For Sexual Assault Of Minor In Norwalk A Fairfield County man has been charged with the alleged sexual assault of a minor following an investigation. The incident began in Norwalk in March when the department's Special Victims Unit began investigating the sexual assault of a juvenile, said Lt. Terrence Blake, of the Norwalk Police. Based upon Detective James Thompson’s lengthy investigation and the evidence analysis conducted by the state Forensic Science Laboratory, it was determined that Eddy Puchaicela-Lara, age 31, of Norwalk, was the suspect in the assault, Blake said. An arrest warrant was issued for P…

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by Kathy Reakes
Elizabeth, NJ
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Linden Man Sexually Assaulted Boy, 2 Girls, Woman: Prosecutor Linden Man Sexually Assaulted Boy, 2 Girls, Woman: Prosecutor
Linden Man Sexually Assaulted Boy, 2 Girls, Woman: Prosecutor A 35-year-old Linden man was ordered detained pending pending disposition after his arrest for sexually assaulting a boy, two girls and a woman, authorities announced. An investigation into Johan A. Osorno began last month, when the Linden Police Department notified he sexually assaulted the two children, Union County Prosecutor William A. Daniel said. During the investigation, police learned Osorno had also molested a now-adult female when she was a minor between 2018 and 2020, according to Assistant Prosecutor Bryan Tiscia, who is prosecuting the case.  A woman was al…

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by Cecilia Levine
Northern Valley, NJ
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Former Bergen Resident, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen Former Bergen Resident, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen
Former Bergen Resident, 44, Charged With Sexually Assaulting Pre-Teen A former Old Tappan resident was charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a local child, authorities said. Nikolaos Chlios, a 44-year-old audio/video installer who lives with his wife in Queens, remained held Friday in the Bergen County Jail while awaiting a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said Old Tappan police this past May notified members of his Special Victims Unit of allegations against Chlios of sexually assaulting a child “on multiple occasions.” Detectives arrested Chlios on Tuesday following an investig…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Teaneck, NJ
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Teaneck Accountant Charged With Assaulting Child Teaneck Accountant Charged With Assaulting Child
Teaneck Accountant Charged With Assaulting Child An accountant from Teaneck was arrested on charges of assaulting a child, authorities said. Chukwuemeka Teddy Dike, 50, was taken into custody after Teaneck police fielded a complaint about the “alleged physical assault of a child…who was younger than 18 years old,” Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Members of the prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit made the arrest on Wednesday following an investigation with Teaneck police, the prosecutor said. Dike remained held Thursday in the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack on chi…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Hudson Man Sexually Assaulted 2 Boys In Presence Of Other Children: Prosecutor Hudson Man Sexually Assaulted 2 Boys In Presence Of Other Children: Prosecutor
Hudson Man Sexually Assaulted 2 Boys In Presence Of Other Children: Prosecutor A 24-year-old Hudson County man has been accused of sexually assaulting a 4- and 7-year-old boy, in the presence of other children, authorities said. The state has filed a detention motion for Antonio Yat Pop, whose hearing is scheduled for July 5, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The crimes occurred at a home in West New York on Tuesday, June 28, Suarez said. He was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City and remanded to the Hudson County Jail. . Prosecutor Suarez credited the Special Victims Unit and West New York Police Department with the investiga…

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by Cecilia Levine
Paterson, NJ
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Passaic County Man Charged With Kidnapping, Raping Girl Passaic County Man Charged With Kidnapping, Raping Girl
Passaic County Man Charged With Kidnapping, Raping Girl A Paterson man is accused of repeatedly raping an underage girl whom he lured and held captive in his car. Lenny Feal, 23, was arrested after detectives interviewed multiple witnesses, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Paterson Police Chief Ibrahim Baycora said Tuesday. These include the alleged victim, who told investigators that Feal “sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions” in his vehicle, which he parked on various streets in Paterson, between October 2021 and May 2022, they said. City police and members of Valdes’s Special Victims Unit conducted a three-month invest…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
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Car Wash Attendant Charged With Raping Fairview Pre-Teen Car Wash Attendant Charged With Raping Fairview Pre-Teen
Car Wash Attendant Charged With Raping Fairview Pre-Teen A 60-year-old car wash attendant from Fairview sexually abused a pre-teen multiple times, authorities charged. Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said detectives from his Special Victims Unit began investigating allegations against Eliseo Estrada after being contacted by Fairview police earlier this week. The investigators arrested Estrada on Tuesday, charging him with aggravated sexual assault in three separate instances, as well as sexual assault and child endangerment. He has remained held in the Bergen County Jail since then awaiting a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing…

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by Jerry DeMarco