Credit: Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office
A Bristol Township man who has worked in local schools has been charged in New Jersey with sexual assault relating to his employment as a camp counselor.
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Joshua F. Daranijo, 24, of Bristol Township’s Levittown section, was charged Wednesday by the Hunterdon County (New Jersey) Prosecutor’s Office with three counts of second-degree sexual assault by contact and three counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to a press release.
“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,” prosecutors said in a press release.
New Jersey authorities said the investigation is ongoing.
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Several Bristol Township parents contacted LevittownNow.com and said Daranijo previously worked around kids at different Bristol Township School District buildings.
“Joshua F. Daranijo was a counselor with the YMCA and worked in Brookwood, Keystone and Mill Creek Elementary Schools in the after-care program. He was never alone with students. No infractions were reported in clearances that were completed prior to his employment with the YMCA and Bristol Township School District had no reports of improper conduct with students while he was there,” said Christopher Polzer, acting superintendent of the Bristol Township School District.
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Daranijo has been held in the Warren County Jail pending his first court appearance.
The Hunterdon County (New Jersey) Prosecutor’s Office has asked those with information that would be relevant to investigators to contact Detective Sgt. Jessica Neiber at 908-788-1129.
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