Crime & Safety
Millburn Man Charged for Allegedly Sexually Abusing Teen
Mark W. Olsen faces charges of one count of witness tampering, four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and three counts of criminal sexual contact.
A Millburn man was arrested and is accused of sexually abusing a 15-year-0ld girl, according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office on Friday.
Mark W. Olsen, 41, was arrested by Millburn police Thursday night and was charged with one count of witness tampering, four counts of endangering the welfare of a child and three counts of criminal sexual contact.
The prosecutor's office said the abuse started this year when the girl was 14 years old. The hometown of the girl was not disclosed. The prosecutor's office said in a press release Olsen is self-employed and married with children of his own.
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He is accused of touching the girl and kissing her at his home and other locations. The girl was an acquaintance of the family, the prosecutor's office said.
Olsen is expected to be transferred to the Essex County Correctional Facility Friday,
where he will be held on $150,000 bail.
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