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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.
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Ridgewood YMCA Camp Counselor Charged With Sexual Assault of 3 Pre-teens

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Ridgewood NJ, Hunterdon County Prosecutor Renée M. Robeson reported today that an investigation by the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office’s Special Victims Unit has led to the arrest of one individual on August 17, 2022. Ridgewood YMCA summer camp counselor Joshua F. Daranijo, 24, of Levittown, PA, was charged with three counts of second-degree sexual assault by contact and three counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

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