For Immediate Release: March 21, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of BRAYAN ESCOBAR, 18, of Fairview, NJ, on charges of distribution and possession of child sexual abuse material. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck. On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, members of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Cyber Crimes Unit identified BRAYAN ESCOBAR during the course of an Internet child sexual abuse material investigation. The investigation revealed that ESCOBAR used the Internet to view, download, possess, and distribute items depicting nude and/or sexually explicit prepubescent and pubescent children. As a result of the investigation, BRAYAN ESCOBAR was arrested on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, and charged with second-degree distribution of child pornography, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(b)5(a)(i); and third-degree possession of child pornography, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4(b)5(b)(iii). ESCOBAR was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a…

For Immediate Release: March 21, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 62-year-old MARC S. GREEN of Teaneck, NJ on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Garfield Police Department, under the direction of Officer in Charge Joseph Delaney. On Wednesday, March 19, 2025, the Garfield Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of three juvenile students that occurred on March 18, 2025, at the Bergen Arts & Science Charter School in Garfield, NJ. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Garfield Police Department revealed that MARC S. GREEN committed acts of sexual assault and endangered the welfare of three children while acting in the capacity of…

For Immediate Release: March 18, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the following additional information related to the ongoing investigation of a fatal crash that occurred in February on the Palisades Interstate Parkway in Alpine, N.J. This investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department, under the direction of Chief Steven Shallop. As previously reported, on Friday, February 28, 2025, at approximately 5:58 a.m., the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police responded to a serious crash involving two vehicles in the southbound direction of the Palisades Interstate Parkway, near the New York state line. Detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit and investigators from the Bergen County Fatal Accident Task Force were notified, responded to the scene, and initiated a joint investigation with the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police Department. The investigation revealed…

For Immediate Release: March 18, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 44-year-old FLORELVI PAULINO VASQUEZ of Hackensack, NJ on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, the Hackensack Police Department under the direction of Chief Michael Antista, and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office under the direction of Sheriff Anthony Cureton. On Saturday, November 9, 2024, the Hackensack Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding an alleged sexual assault of a juvenile that had occurred in the past. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hackensack Police Department revealed that FLORELVI PAULINO VASQUEZ sexually assaulted and endangered a juvenile in Hackensack, NJ on multiple occasions between November 2017 and November 2018. As a…

For Immediate Release: March 18, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 35-year-old DEQUAN CEDENO of Teaneck, NJ on charges of sexual assault and sexual contact. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck and the Allendale Police Department under the direction of Chief Michael Dillon. On Saturday, March 15, 2025, the Allendale Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding an alleged sexual assault that occurred that day at the Hand and Stone Spa in Allendale, NJ. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Allendale Police Department revealed that DEQUAN CEDENO sexually assaulted an adult female customer while performing a massage at the spa in Allendale, NJ. As a result of the investigation, on Saturday, March 15, 2025, DEQUAN CEDENO was arrested in Allendale, NJ…

For Immediate Release: March 14, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 45-year-old KYU CHUL KIM of Fort Lee, NJ on charges of endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Fort Lee Police Department under the direction of Chief Matthew Hintze. On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the Fort Lee Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged child endangerment of two juveniles. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Fort Lee Police Department revealed that KYU CHUL KIM endangered the welfare of two juveniles under the age of sixteen in Fort Lee over the past three years. As a result of the investigation, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, KYU CHUL KIM was arrested in Paramus,…

For Immediate Release: March 10, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 35-year-old JONATHAN E. RODRIGUEZ of Englewood, NJ on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Dumont Police Department, under the direction of Acting Chief Luke Totten. On Friday, March 7, 2025, the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding an alleged incident of sexual assault that occurred in the past in Dumont, NJ. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Dumont Police Department revealed that JONATHAN E. RODRIGUEZ sexually assaulted a child under the age of thirteen in Dumont, NJ. As a result of the investigation, JONATHAN E. RODRIGUEZ was arrested and charged with…

For Immediate Release: March 10, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 37-year-old HECTOR R. ESTRADA ROCA of Teaneck, NJ on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Cliffside Park Police Department, under the direction of Chief Yakup Zoklu. On Friday, March 7, 2025, the Teaneck Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding an alleged sexual assault of a child that occurred in the past. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Cliffside Park Police Department revealed that HECTOR R. ESTRADA ROCA sexually assaulted and endangered a child younger than thirteen in Cliffside Park, NJ on multiple occasions between 2021 through 2023. As a result of the investigation, on Friday, March…

For Immediate Release: March 10, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 33-year-old CARLOS L. SIBRI of Hackensack, NJ on charges of aggravated sexual assault and attempted aggravated sexual assault. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Hackensack Police Department, under the direction of Chief Michael Antista. On Sunday, December 17, 2023, Hackensack University Medical Center contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Hackensack Police Department regarding a patient who arrived at the hospital seeking medical care after an alleged sexual assault. A joint investigation was initiated by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hackensack Police Department. After months of continuous investigation, detectives determined that CARLOS L. SIBRI sexually assaulted the victim in Hackensack, NJ between December 16, 2023, and December 17, 2023. As a…

For Immediate Release: March 7, 2025 Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announces the following information related to the investigation of a fatal crash that occurred on Route 17 in Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. This investigation is being conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department, under the direction of Officer-in-Charge Lieutenant Jeffrey Werner. On Thursday, March 6, 2025, at approximately 6:20 p.m., the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department responded to a serious crash involving four vehicles in the southbound direction of Route 17, near the intersection with Franklin Avenue. First responders from the Hasbrouck Heights Fire Department, along with mutual aid from nearby jurisdictions, arrived on scene to render aid to those injured. One of the drivers of an involved vehicle, subsequently identified as 30-year-old Edwin B. Coreas of Bogota, NJ, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the…