 Christopher Lucas IMAGE: Passaic County Prosecutor's Office Yesterday, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik announced that on Thursday, Christopher M. Lucas, 30, of Clifton, was arrested and charged with four counts involving distributing, maintaining and possessing images of suspected child pornography. Since September, 2020, Lucas had been employed as a custodian for the North Caldwell Public Schools System. INVESTIGATION Throughout their investigation, detectives from the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit were able to identify Lucas as the individual responsible for emailing himself about 133 image and video files of child sexual abuse. Reportedly, Lucas did not know the identities of the Child Victims but found their images on the internet. CHARGES Lucas is currently detained at the Passaic County Jail and his case is expected to be heard by a Superior Court Judge. He has been charged with the following: Maximum 10 years in New Jersey State Prison, with mandatory minimums:
ONGOING INVESTIGATION Anyone with information should contact:
FAIRFIELD Based HYPNOTIST ROBERT BRUCKNER CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT10/1/2020
 FAIRFIELD BASED HYPNOTIST ROBERT BRUCKNER CHARGED WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT and CHILD ENDANGERMENTThis afternoon, Acting Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II, announced that Robert Bruckner, owner of Major Mindset Hypnosis Counseling in Fairfield, was arrested and charged yesterday with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of child and practicing medicine without a license. Bruckner, 55, who lives in Randolph and is not a licensed doctor, advertises hypnosis services to both adults and children. Reportedly, Bruckner's clients told Fairfield Police that they visited his offices for hypnotherapy services but that during the session Bruckner had "subjected them to what was described as a prostate exam or asked clients to submit to a prostate examination." According to Assistant Prosecutor Jeffrey Conrad, who is handling the case, it's not known if Bruckner has assaulted any clients while they were under hypnosis. Fairfield Police and the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office initiated a joint investigation which remains ongoing. Anybody who may have information pertaining to this matter should contact The Essex County Prosecutor Office's Special Victims Unit at 973-753-1130 WEST CALDWELL - CHILD PORN POSSESSION ARREST OF ETHAN WEINER, 29by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com Published 11:30am  Ethan Weiner of West Caldwell IMAGE: Essex County Prosecutor WEST CALDWELL - Thursday morning about 6am the home of Ethan Weiner at Orton Road near Dana Road was investigated with a search warrant after an investigation by Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force found cause to investigate.
Agents from Essex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, New Jersey State Police, Homeland Security Investigations and West Caldwell Police responded and devices and digital storage media were seized. Agents reportedly found more than 1,000 items depicting the sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Ethan Weiner was charged with second degree endangering the welfare of a child During the search Ethan's brother Adam, 32, was charged with possession of more than 50 grams of marijuana, possession with intent to distribute and possession with intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of school property. Ethan Weiner was released on pre-trial monitoring. Adam Weiner was charged on a summons. |
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