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Jessica Lunsford Act
Cape May
Police & Fire
Cape May County Corrections Officer Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Girl Under 13 Years Old
A Cape May County corrections officer was convicted of sexually assaulting a girl younger than 13 years old, authorities said. A jury found 34-year-old Jonathan Perez guilty on four charges on Friday, Apr. 12, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland said in a news release. He was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault of a minor, second-degree sexual assault, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child. The trial began on Monday, Mar. 18, more than a year after he was arrested. The girl reported the abuse "over an extended period of time" to st…
Cape May
Police & Fire
Wildwood Man Sexually Assaults Girl: Prosecutor
A Wildwood man is accused of sexually assaulting a girl under the age of 13, authorities said. Wildwood police and the special victims unit for the county prosecutor's office opened an investigation on Friday, Jan. 12 into a child sexual assault claim against 27-year-old Jose Lopez-Ortiz, Cape May County prosecutor Jeffrey Sutherland announced. Lopez-Ortiz was arrested on Saturday, Jan. 13, and is being held at Cape May County Correctional Center. An arrest report said the girl told investigators she had been sexually assaulted several times in the last few months. The girl…
Atlantic
Police & Fire
AC Sex Assault Convict Got Two Young Sisters Pregnant, Sentenced To 25 Years: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old Atlantic City man was sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison in connection with the sexual assault of two young sisters, authorities said. Isaiah Banks-Carey got the two sisters, ages 12 and 13, pregnant, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office. There will be no parole under the Jessica Lunsford Act for three counts of aggravated sexual assault against two minor children. On Sept. 4, 2019, detectives from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and members of the Atlantic City Police Department arrested Banks-Carey.&n…
Atlantic
News
'Father Figure,' 28, Got Two Young Atlantic City Girls Pregnant: Prosecutor
A 28-year-old Atlantic City man pleaded guilty to charges of raping three young girls, two of whom he got pregnant, authorities said. Isaiah W. Banks-Carey's plea deal calls for a sentence of 25 years in New Jersey State Prison and Carey must serve 25 years before being eligible for parole pursuant to the Jessica Lunsford Act, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office. He must also register pursuant to Megan’s Law, be under Parole Supervision for Life, and submit to an Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center Sexual Offender Evaluation. He must also have no contact wi…
Monmouth
News
Jersey Shore Woman Gets 35 Years State Prison For Role In Sexual Assault Of Toddler
A woman from Monmouth County has been sentenced to 35 years in state prison for planning and carrying out the sexual assault of a toddler with an accomplice, authorities said. Olga Diaz, 35, pf Long Branch will be 64 years old before becoming eligible for parole, according to Acting Monmouth County Prosecutor Lori Linskey. A joint investigation began on June 16, 2017, when a man walked into Long Branch police headquarters to report that he had just witnessed two individuals committing sexual acts upon a child, spotted through a window of a Seaview Avenue apartment u…
Warren Hunterdon
Police & Fire
17-Year Sentence, Lifelong Parole For Phillipsburg Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Minors
A Phillipsburg man convicted of sexually assaulting two children has been sentenced to 17 years in state prison and lifelong parole supervision, authorities said Thursday. Christopher Vielma, 32, pleaded guilty in April to three counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault after a February 2020 investigation found that he had abused two victims — one between the ages of 10 and 14 and the other between the ages of 12 and 16 — in Phillipsburg and Flemington, Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said. Vielma, of Brainard Street, was sentenced July 23 to 17 years in state prison with …
Monmouth
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Central Jersey Woman Admits Videotaping Sex Assault On Drugged Toddler
A woman from Monmouth County pleaded guilty on Friday to charges she planned and participated in the sexual assault of a sleeping toddler in 2017, authorities said. Olga Diaz, 34, of Long Branch, pleaded guilty before Monmouth County Presiding Criminal Judge David F. Bauman to two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and one count of endangering the welfare of a child by causing or permitting a child to be portrayed in a sexually suggestive manner and filming it, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni. Diaz entered …
Union
News
NJ Man Gets 25 Years For Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl & Filming It
A 35-year-old New Jersey man was sentenced to 25 years without parole in state prison for sexually assaulting an 8-year-old girl and recording it. Diego Ayala, of Newark, admitted to the acts when pleading guilty, and will be required to serve the his sentence pursuant to the Jessica Lunsford Act, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, said. Ayala, who was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Christopher S. Romanyshyn, will be required to register under Megan's Law. Arrested in 2018, Ayala pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault …
Hudson
Police & Fire
Jersey City Pastor Gets 15 Years For Sexually Assaulting Two Girls At Church
A Jersey City pastor was sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison for the sexual assault of two different girls he taught at the church he worked at, authorities said. Josue Rodriguez, 62, was a pastor and taught religion to children at Temple Refugio, a church at 322 3rd St. in Jersey City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Rodriguez taught both victims at the church, one of whom was between ages 6 and 9, and the other between 8 and 15, the prosecutor said. One of the victim's moms reported the alleged crime that happened at the church to Jersey City police on April 30,…
Union
Police & Fire
Neighbor, 72, Sentenced For Repeatedly Assaulting Child In Plainfield
A Plainfield man was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday for repeated sexual assaults of a 9-year-old girl, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said. Angel Flores, 72, abused the girl on multiple occasions for more than a year beginning in December 2015. He would often give her small quantities of cash before each assault, authorities said. Flores was an acquaintance of the girl's family and was known to them and other residents of the multifamily home in the 600 block of Central Avenue as "Don Benito." “This man knew her (the victim’s) family knew and trusted took he…
Hudson
Police & Fire
Guttenberg Man Found Guilty Of Molesting 2 Young Girls For Years
A 64-year-old Guttenberg man was found guilty of sexually assaulting two girls for years starting when both were younger than seven years old, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said in a statement. Oscar Castaneda last week was convicted of aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, terroristic threats and simple assault. Castaneda began sexually assaulting one of the victims in 2004, when she was six years old. The abuse continued until she was 11. A second victim was assaulted from 2013 to 2018. The assaults began when she was five years old and …
