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Jersey City based pastor sentenced for sexually assaulting minors
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On Jan. 21, Judge John Young sentenced Jersey City Pastor Josue Rodriguez, 62, to 15 years in New Jersey state prison on two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault of two different children.
According to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Rodriguez sexually abused one victim between the ages of six and nine and a second victim between the ages of eight and 15.
Rodriguez was a pastor and taught religion to children at Temple Refugio; he taught both victims.
On April 30, 2019, shortly after 5 p.m., members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Rodriguez in the area of Communipaw Avenue and Bergen Avenue in Jersey City in connection with alleged sexual crimes that occurred at Templo Refugio at 322 3rd Street in downtown Jersey City.
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Hoboken continues to offer testing for any Hoboken resident or business employee, regardless of symptoms.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 2,514 residents have tested positive. 1,614 residents have made a full recovery, according to the Health Department, and fatalities remain at 39.
Twenty-one patients with COVID-19 are being treated at Hoboken University Medical Center, which includes two Hoboken residents.
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Hoboken police chief touts 16.4% drop in violent crime in 2020, non-violent crimes rose 14.6%
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
“The positive news is the major decrease in violent crime (down 16.4%), helped by the 20.6% decrease in aggravated assaults,” the chief said in an email to reporters this afternoon.
“The property crimes and non-violent crimes increased by 14.6%. Those numbers could be attributed to unemployment, the pandemic’s economic issues, shop liftings, package thefts, and the fact that most of these property crimes, including burglary had the offenders charged on summonses and many of the cases have not been brought to courtrooms yet due to the pandemic, so there are high rates of recidivism.”
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By John Heinis/Hudson County View
After certification from the State of New Jersey, the center is ready to welcome its first new class on January 15th.
A total of 35 police officer candidates from Bayonne, Jersey City, Harrison, and the county sheriff’s office will make up this class – a number may rise depending on COVID19-related restrictions.
“We’re excited to get to work and thankful for the support of County Executive DeGise, the Board of Commissioners, and our law enforcement leadership community in Hudson County,” said Center Director Mark Miller, a retired as a Jersey City Police Department deputy chief.