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Ex-Ridgewood YMCA Camp Bernie Counselor Pleads Guilty To Three Counts of Sexual Assault

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Ridgewood NJ, in November ,Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson announced that a Hunterdon County Grand Jury returned a seven-count indictment on November 3, 2022, charging a camp counselor for the sexual assault of three children under the age of 13. Joshua F. Daranijo, 24, of Levittown, PA, was indicted for three counts of second-degree sexual assault, three counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child (possession of child pornography). In August 2022, an investigation revealed that Mr. Daranijo had sexual contact with three victims under the age of 13 while employed as a camp counselor at Camp Bernie in Lebanon Township. Despite having been indicted, every defendant is presumed innocent until found guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.

In August 2022 he  pleaded guilty this week to sexual assault, Hunterdon County First Assistant Prosecutor Joseph Paravecchia announced. On January 25, 2023, Joshua F. Daranijo, 24, of Levittown, PA, pleaded guilty before Hunterdon County Superior Court Judge Angela F. Borkowski to three counts of second-degree sexual assault by contact and one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child for knowingly possessing items depicting the sexual exploitation of a child. Under the terms of the plea agreement, the State will recommend that Daranijo be sentenced to concurrent 7-year terms in New Jersey State Prison which, under the No Early Release Act, will require him to serve 85 percent of his sentence before being eligible for parole. Upon his release, Daranijo will be required to register as a sex offender and be subject to Parole Supervision for Life. The guilty plea followed an investigation conducted by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Victims Unit. Mr. Daranijo openly admitted in court to sexual contact with children under the age of 13, and to possessing child sexual abuse material, while a camp counselor at YMCA Camp Bernie.

 

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  1. Have fun in jail perv….. ‘jellybuns’

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