Category Archives: Sexual Offenses

Garfield Man Impersonates Law Enforcement Officer, Forces Sex

Posted on March 7, 2013

Joseph Lipham, a 40-year old man from Garfield, was arrested at his home yesterday, according to official reports. His arrest is the result of an incident that is alleged to have transpired on Tuesday (March 5th), when he purportedly appeared at the victim’s room in La Quinta Inn on Two Bridges Road in Fairfield, identified… Continue Reading

Essex County “Teacher of the Year” Admits to Sex With Student

Posted on February 19, 2013

Erica DePalo, now 33-years old, pled guilty this morning (February 19, 2013) before Essex County Superior Court Judge Peter Ryan toEndangering the Welfare of a Child. The former English teacher at West Orange High School admitted that on June 27, 2012, a 15-year old boy who was her student came to her apartment in Montclair… Continue Reading

Passaic County Deputy Sheriff Charged With Sexual Assault of 13-Year Old Boy

Posted on February 18, 2013

A volunteer with the Passaic County Special Deputy Sheriff Program was arrested last Wednesday after an alleged victim told law enforcement officers that he had been repeatedly sexually assaulted over a 2-month period. According to authorities, the victim revealed that while he was working a summer job at a Totowa health food store in 2000,… Continue Reading

“Love and Hip Hop” Star Not Guilty of Sexual Assault

Posted on February 9, 2013

A Bergen County jury reached its verdict yesterday (February 8th) in the trial of Mendeecees Harris, now 34-years old, who had been accused of luring a 15-year old girl into oral sex and other inappropriate conduct in 2010, when he was living with the girl’s mother in Lodi. The hip-hop manager, who recently starred in… Continue Reading

Englewood Man Charged With Rape of 8-Year Old and Assault of Teen

Posted on February 8, 2013

Members of the Englewood Police Department arrested a 44-year old man on Wednesday (February 6th) after learning that he had sexually assaulted (i.e., raped) an 8-year old girl. They then contacted the Special Victims Unit of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and a joint investigation was conducted, during which authorities learned that the same man,… Continue Reading

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