By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Bergen County announced the arrest of Steven Spence, 52, of Englewood, on charges of explicit contact, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal explicit contact.
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said the arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Englewood Police Department under the direction of Chief Thomas Greeley.
According to officials, on Friday, December 29, the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged explicit contact of a juvenile.
An investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Englewood Police Department revealed that Steven Spence had explicit contact with the child in Englewood.
As a result of the investigation, Steven Spence was arrested in Paramus and charged with second-degree explicit contact, third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and fourth-degree criminal explicit contact.
Spence was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.