Last month, a U.S. District Court Judge sentenced an 81-year-old Fair Lawn man to five (5) years in prison for downloading images and videos of children being sexually abused. The sentence was handed down in federal court in Newark. Additionally, Joseph Amari was ordered to undergo an additional five (5) years of supervised release. Mr.… Continue Reading
FBI and NJ Police Bust 16 in Nationwide Child Prostitution Crackdown
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
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
NJ Supreme Court: Police Need Warrants to Track Cell Phones
In a 7-0 decision released today, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that the State Constitution affords individuals a reasonable expectation of privacy in the location of their cellular telephones. The ruling came by way of an appeal by Defendant, Thomas Earls, who was indicted in 2006 by a Monmouth County Grand Jury on charges… Continue Reading
