Crime & Safety

Morris County Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting 2 Girls

The 19-year-old man allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old and a 14-year-old, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.

A Morris County man has been charged with sexually assaulting two girls, according to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office.

Colin Bolger, age 19, of Florham Park, New Jersey has been arrested on numerous charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the MCPO.

Bolger has been charged in four separate complaints from conduct alleged to have occurred in three different municipalities.

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In late June 2016, the mother of a 15-year-old girl reported to the East Hanover Police Department that her daughter had been sexually assaulted by Bolger when she was 14 years old, according to the MCPO.

During the course of the investigation, law enforcement determined that various acts of sexual penetration had allegedly been committed upon the girl in both Florham Park and East Hanover between September 2015 and April 2016, according to authorities.

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Subsequent investigation revealed that a separate 14-year-old female had also allegedly been sexually assaulted by Bolger when she was 13 years old in both Florham Park and Hanover Township between September 2015 and April 2016, according to authorities.

Bail was set by the Judge Catherine I. Enright at $50,000 no 10 percent, cash bond or property, with a Nicole’s Law Restraining Order as to each victim.

Anyone with information related to Bolger and/or these allegations is asked to contact Detective Marshall Wang of the Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-285-6200, Detective Scott Bartell of the Florham Park Police Department at 973-377-5441 or Detective Frank Franco of the East Hanover Police Department at 973-428-3053.

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