Ex-fire chief in Camden County town charged with sexually assaulting child

The former fire chief for Barrington in Camden County has been arrested on charge he sexually assaulted a child. Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark. Richard Rettinger, 42, is accused of molesting the child in his Barrington home, according to a statement from the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. He faces a charge…

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Communication Data as Evidence: Discovering The Tweeter Behind the Tweet

Submitted by internet sex crime lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Internet Sex Crimes and Technology State v. Brown, decided September 11, is an interlocutory appeal by the State from the grant of the defendant’s motion in limine that required the State to produce an expert to explain internet service provider and cell phone records. The State wanted…

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Recent Child Porn Statute for Possession | New Jersey Sex Crime Law

Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark Download the official Advisory document Administrative Office of the Courts Office of Professional and Governmental Services Glenn A. Grant, J.A.D. Deirdre Naughton Acting Administrative Director of the Courts Director, Professional and Governmental Services New Law Advisory  Advisory No. 2013-36 Issued: August 22, 2013 To: Assignment Judges…

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Implementation of Sex Offender Registration and Community Notification Laws | New Jersey Megan’s Law

Submitted by New Jersey Sex Crime Lawyer, Jeffrey Hark In response to the public’s demand for greater information regarding the identity and whereabouts of previously convicted sex offenders who might prove a threat to the safety of those in the community, the Governor and Legislature passed the Registration and Community Notification Laws (RCNL), N.J.S.A. 2C:7-1…

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State of New Jersey vs. R.P. – Fourth-degree Criminal Sexual Contact

RECORD IMPOUNDED NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION SUPERIOR COURT OF NEW JERSEY APPELLATE DIVISION DOCKET NO. A-5394-10T4 STATE OF NEW JERSEY, Plaintiff-Respondent, v. R.P., Defendant-Appellant. _________________________________________________ Submitted September 10, 2013 – Decided Before Judges Sabatino and Hayden. On appeal from Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Bergen County, Indictment…

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