Crime & Safety
Man Sexually Assaulted Young Girl: Mount Olive Police
The man is being held in the Morris County Correctional Facility.
MOUNT OLIVE, NJ— A Flanders man was arrested after police say he sexually assaulted a girl younger than 13.
An unnamed woman tipped Mount Olive Police off about a man she believed was touching a young girl inappropriately.
After an investigation, police arrested Joseph Pakasinski, 34, of Flanders.
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Police said Pakasinski touched a young girl inappropriately on "multiple occasions."
He was arrested on Jan. 12 after questioning by Mount Olive Police, and was charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault of a victim less than thirteen, endangering the welfare of children, possession of marijuana, and possession of paraphernalia.
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Pakasinski is being held in Morris County Correctional Facility pending a court hearing.
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