Photos considered Relevant Evidence of long standing sexual relationship State v. Santamaria NJ Supreme Court Decision January 28, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Facts: Former middle school teacher Guillermo Santamaria was tried and convicted of aggravated sexual assault and official misconduct for his sexual relationship with a student at his school…
State v. Santamaria NJ Supreme Court Decision January 28, 2019 Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Facts: Former middle school teacher Guillermo Santamaria was tried and convicted of aggravated sexual assault and official misconduct for his sexual relationship with a student at his school from the time she was fourteen. In this appeal we consider…
Issue: In this case the state seemed a victims cell phone and conducted a forensic download of all the victim’s texts from the night before a sexual assault. The state obtained a full list of all texts on the phone from September 10, 2015, to September 28, 2015, along with a log of O.R.’s calls from September 15,…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Rebecca Odorisio was traveling home on a crowded A train on Tuesday when a photo suddenly appeared on her phone from someone identifying himself as “The Enterprise.” It was a picture of an erect penis, sent to her over AirDrop, an iPhone feature that allows users…
State Of New Jersey v. Gustavo A. Cifuentes, a/k/a Adolfo Gustavo and Holguin Sardi Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark On the night of November 27, 2010, defendant Cifuentes , after consuming four Long Island iced teas and seven beers, went into a women’s apartment and allegedly raped her. The police were…
Submitted by New Jersey Child Pornography Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Office of the Prosecutor Camden County has posted a new item, ‘Winslow Township Man Charged with Distribution of Child Pornography – June 7, 2018′ Patrick Sardoma, 22, of Sicklerville in Winslow Township, was charged with Distribution of Child Pornography and Possession of Child Pornography on June 5,…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Office of the Prosecutor Camden County has posted a new item, ‘Cherry Hill Man Charged with Possession of Child Pornography – April 17, 2018’ Timothy Ronaldson, 35, of Cherry Hill, was charged with Possession of Child Pornography according to Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Cherry…
Mikael Carter, an 18-year-old Lindenwold resident, has been charged with Luring a Minor to Commit Sexual Assault and Sexual Assault according to the Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colallilo and Lindenwold Police Chief Thomas Brennan. Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. He was also charged with Manufacturing Child Pornography, Endangering the Welfare…
Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Questions were raised last year about whether FBI agents were actively recruiting technicians at Best Buy’s Geek Squad to search for illegal content on customer devices. According to newly released documents, however, prior reports only scratched the surface: Best Buy’s ties with the FBI appear more…
For the third time in two weeks, the High-Tech Crimes Unit (HTCU) of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office arrested an adult male for attempting to lure a minor for the purpose of engaging in sexual activities. Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Curtis Woods, 27, of Voorhees, believed he was chatting with…
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New Jersey Survivors Justice Act: Sentencing Reform for Abuse Victims
Submitted by New Jersey Criminal Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In January 2026, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law a pair of bills known as the Survivors Justice Act (S-4870/A-5968 and S-4871/A-5969). This landmark legislation, championed by Senator Angela V. McKnight, Senator M. Teresa Ruiz, and other lawmakers, amends the state’s criminal code to allow courts…