Grand Jury INDICTS Democrat Former New Jersey Mayor and Police Sergeant for Drugging and Sexually Assaulting a Child He Met Online
A Democrat politician who once held executive office in Bergen County, while simultaneously serving in law enforcement, is now facing some of the most serious criminal charges imaginable after a grand jury handed down a sweeping indictment last week.
Andrew LaBruno, 44, of Dumont, a former Democrat mayor and current Jersey City police sergeant, has been indicted on multiple felony counts, including official misconduct, first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
LaBruno, who previously served as mayor of Dumont, New Jersey from 2020 to 2023 after holding a borough council seat, allegedly initiated contact with a juvenile online before arranging an in-person meeting at the child’s residence in Englewood while the victim’s parents were not home.
According to the affidavit of probable cause filed in the case, LaBruno reportedly sprayed an unknown substance into his hand and placed it over the victim’s mouth and nose, causing the minor to become dizzy and cognitively impaired prior to the alleged sexual assault.
Authorities were alerted to the situation after a 911 call from a concerned member of the public. Responding investigators found the juvenile in what court documents described as a state of “cognitive impairment.”
The indictment includes an additional charge of official misconduct, which prosecutors say stems from LaBruno allegedly identifying himself as a police officer during the encounter in an attempt to hinder his own apprehension, according to NJ.com.
The news outlet added:
The official misconduct charge is new and was filed after investigators determined that LaBruno identified himself as a police officer during the incident for the purpose of hindering his own apprehension, the office said.
An affidavit filed in support of the charges stated that LaBruno went to the child’s Englewood home when his parents were not there and “sprayed an unknown substance into his hand.” This caused the victim to become dizzy and incapacitated, before the assault occurred.
Investigators were alerted to the assault via a 911 call from a member of the public. They found the victim in a state of “cognitive impairment,” the affidavit stated.
Detectives seized two electronic devices and discovered physical evidence both at the scene and during a search of LaBruno, according to the document.
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LaBruno has been a cop since Dec. 1, 2005, and currently earns an annual salary of more than $120,000.
He was suspended without pay immediately following his arrest in November. He has pleaded not guilty to the initial charges.
This predator was a rising star in his local Democrat party, serving as a Councilman before becoming Mayor and attempting a run for the State Assembly. Now, he faces the possibility of decades behind bars.
Where is the outrage from the mainstream media?
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