Nelson Fernandez, a North Bergen man accused of raping an 8-year old girl and distributing child pornography, appeared in Hudson County Superior Court earlier this week and rejected a plea deal that would have kept him out of prison, indicating that he wants to go to trial. (He is pictured to the left with his… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Sexual Offenses
Garfield Man Impersonates Law Enforcement Officer, Forces Sex
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
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
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
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
