‘Sex Is God’s Will’: Feds Unleash Orange Pastor’s Alleged Sick Church Scheme In New Indictment
A New Jersey pastor and his wife forced vulnerable church members to perform unpaid labor, isolated them from family and friends, and subjected victims to physical, emotional, spiritual, and sexual abuse for years, according to a newly unsealed federal superseding indictment (attached at the bottom of this news article).
Treva Edwards, 61, of Orange, was charged with two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or coercion, three counts of forced labor, and conspiracy to commit forced labor, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey. His wife, Christine Ed…
Rutherford Cops Beat Restrained Man In Ambulance, Deleted Bodycam Footage: Lawsuit
A Bergen County man has filed a lawsuit against the Borough of Rutherford, its police department, and several officers, claiming he was struck while handcuffed and strapped inside an ambulance during a psychiatric transport, and alleges nearly 10 minutes of body camera footage tied to the incident were later removed (lawsuit attached at the bottom of this news article).
Brian Caughey filed the civil rights suit on Tuesday, May 5, against the borough, Rutherford Police Department, Officer Thomas Kilroe, Officer John Ahearn, and unnamed officers over the Sunday, June 9, 2024 incident following…
9 Charged After ATV, Dirt Bike, Bicycle Chaos In Middlesex: Police
Nine people have been charged following two separate police eluding incidents involving ATVs, dirt bikes, and bicycles in Central Jersey earlier this month, police said.
Middlesex Borough police charged six adults with second-degree eluding after authorities said they knowingly refused lawful police orders to stop while operating vehicles in a dangerous manner that created a risk of death or injury.
Those charged were identified as Eric Rodriguez, 30, of Perth Amboy; Breidy Taveras, 34, of New Brunswick; Justice P. Philip, 27, of Somerset; Derek E. Gomez, 25, of New Brunswick; Christian J. …