JERSEY CITY, NJ MAN CONVICTED FOR THE ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING AND ATTEMPTED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF BERGEN COUNTY WOMAN
For Immediate Release:
February 16, 2024
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the conviction of RANDY GALLMAN of Jersey City, NJ in connection with the attack of a Bergen County woman in broad daylight on December 29, 2020. On February 8, 2024, after a two-week trial before the Honorable James X. Sattely, P.J.Cr., in Bergen County Superior Court, RANDY GALLMAN was convicted of attempted kidnapping, attempted sexual assault, criminal sexual contact, simple assault, and harassment. Sentencing is scheduled for May 3, 2024.
On the afternoon of December 29, 2020, as RANDY GALLMAN was working as a flower delivery driver, he harassed a passerby in Fort Lee. Twenty minutes later, he spotted the victim again in Leonia. There, GALLMAN grabbed the victim, dragged her into an alleyway, and attempted to sexually assault her. The victim fought with GALLMAN before GALLMAN ran away. Within 24 hours, GALLMAN was apprehended by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office with assistance from the Fort Lee Police Department, Leonia Police Department, Bergen County Sheriff’s Department Bureau of Criminal Investigations, and the Jersey City Police Department.
At trial, the State was represented by Assistant Prosecutor Gary Donatello of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit with the assistance of Detectives Ivis Coghan and Danny Lim, and Victim Advocate Michelle Churchill. The defendant was represented by Laura Sutnick, Esq. of Sutnick & Sutnick.
Prosecutor Musella thanks Assistant Prosecutor Donatello for his zealous advocacy and for helping to bring justice for the victim in this prosecution. Prosecutor Musella also commends the detectives of his Special Victims Unit as well as members of the Fort Lee Police Department, the Leonia Police Department, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department, and Jersey City Police Department for their skill and professionalism in investigating this matter.