A former New Jersey mayor was arrested and charged for sexual assault of a minor he met on social media.
Andrew LaBruno, the former Democrat mayor of Dumont and current Jersey City police sergeant started chatting with a juvenile online and made plans to meet up.
According to prosecutors, LaBruno sprayed and unknown substance into his hand and covered the minor victim’s mouth and nose, causing them to become dizzy.
LaBruno was arrested on Monday and charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, NorthJersey.com reported.
NorthJersey.com reported:
A former Dumont mayor and current Jersey City police sergeant was arrested on Nov. 17 and charged with sexual assault of a juvenile, officials said.
Andrew LaBruno, 44, of Dumont was a stranger to the alleged victim, reported the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, which said he engaged in conversation with the juvenile on social media and made arrangements to meet.
The Prosecutor’s Office said LaBruno then “sexually assaulted and endangered the juvenile” at the victim’s residence in Englewood while they were there alone.
Before the assault, LaBruno allegedly sprayed an “unknown substance” into his hand and put it over the juvenile’s mouth and nose, causing dizziness, said an affidavit of probable cause.
He was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, the Prosecutor’s Office said. LaBruno was remanded to the Bergen County jail pending a detention hearing.
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