Crime & Safety
NJ Caretaker Molested ‘Incapacitated’ Patient, Police Say
Police believe the man, who worked in the facility the victim lived in, sexually touched her twice in one day.
PASSAIC COUNTY, NJ — A Passaic County man was arrested this week for sexually touching a debilitated woman, police say.
Jay Boone, 54, from Ogdensburg, faces several charges following an investigation into the incidents.
On Feb. 26, around 5 p.m., police were called to a respite care facility in the area of Oak Ridge Road and Paradise Road in West Milford.
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Authorities learned that a 40-year-old incapacitated woman under the facility's care was forced to have unwanted sexual contact with a direct support professional, later identified as Boone, twice that day, prosecutors say.
A month-long investigation identified Boone as the suspect. A warrant for his arrest was issued, and he turned himself in to the West Milford Police on Thursday.
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Boone now faces two counts of aggravated criminal sexual contact. If convicted, he could spend up to 10 years in prison.
Anyone with additional information on this incident, or another incident related to Boone, is asked to call the prosecutor's tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO.
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