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
Category Archives: Sexual Offenses
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
Cliffside Park Man Arrested for Ongoing Sexual Abuse of 11-Year Old Girl
According to recent reports, authorities confirmed that Luan Silva, a 22-year old Cliffside Park man (pictured left) has been taken into custody on charges ofAggravated Sexual Assault (first degree) and Endangering the Welfare of a Child (third degree). The arrest stems from allegations that Silva, who works at a local car detailing company, has been… Continue Reading
Bergen County Firefighter Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting 13-Year Old
This afternoon, in a courtroom in theBergen County Superior Court, a jury convicted David Fernandez, a 40-year old firefighter from the City of Hackensack (pictured left), of sexually assaulting a 13-year old girl. The Indictment contained a total of six counts, alleging that Fernandez had committed various sexual acts against the 13-year old victim. The… Continue Reading
Ex-Ramsey Police Officer Convicted of Endangering 6-Year Old Girl
In a verdict announced yesterday in a courtroom at the Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, Jeffrey Kimmel, a 49-year old ex-Ramsey police officer (pictured left), was convicted ofEndangering the Welfare of a Child. He was acquitted of the more serious count of Sexual Assault. During the trial, the State alleged that Kimmel had sexually… Continue Reading
