Last week, the FBI and local police in New Jersey worked together to arrest 16 people as part of a major crackdown on child prostitution. The nationwide operation netted more than 800 arrests across 40 cities. Additionally, as a result of the operation, law enforcement recovered 69 missing children. “Operation Cross County V” was put… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Sexual Offenses
Bergen County Superior Court Jury Convicts Fair Lawn Man of Aggravated Sexual Contact in Contentious Rape Case
Earlier this month, Bergen County Superior Court jurors convicted a Fair Lawn man of violently sodomizing his former fianc with a steel-toed boot. However, the jury cleared the man of more serious rape and kidnapping charges. During the trial, prosecutors argued that George Sanchez brutally attacked his former fianc after learning that she had received… Continue Reading
Parsippany Teacher Accused of Criminal Sexual Contact, Endangering the Welfare of a Child after Authorities Learn of Sexual Relationship with 16-Year-Old Male Student
Last month, a 32-year-old teacher at Parsippany Hills High School was arrested after authorities learned that she had allegedly engaged in a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old male student. Jenna Leahey, who also serves as the coach of the school’s field hockey team, allegedly began exchanging sexually explicit text messages with the student in early… Continue Reading
Leonia Fire Department Temporarily Suspended While Authorities Investigate Sexual Assault
The Leonia Volunteer Fire Department was temporarily shut down last week, pending an investigation into a sexual assault arrest. The entire department was suspended while authorities looked into allegations that 18-year-old David Levine sexually assaulted a three-year-old boy in a Leonia firehouse. Leonia police arrested Mr. Levine and charged him with sexual assault. According to… Continue Reading
Cliffside Park Police Arrest 22-Year-Old Man for Sexually Abusing 12-Year-Old Girl
Last Friday, Cliffside Park police arrested a 22-year-old man on charges that he sexually abused an 11-year-old girl. The girl informed school authorities that Luan Silva had engaged in inappropriate sexual activity with her in the girl’s home for several years. This prompted school authorities to notify the NJ Division of Child Protection, which then… Continue Reading