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Rockaway Twp. Officer Indicted on Charges of Having Sex with Teenage Girls, Official Misconduct

Rockaway Twp.

Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp announces that Wilfredo Guzman, 40, of Rockaway Township, has been charged with in two separate indictments.

The first indictment charges Guzman with two counts of Sexual Assault, four counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and eight counts of Official Misconduct.

The second indictment charges Guzman with two counts of Official Misconduct and Possession of Child Pornography.

The Sexual Assault and Endangering the Welfare of a Child charges relate to alleged conduct between Guzman and two minor females, one of whom was between the ages of 16-17 years-old, and another who was 15 years-old during the time in question.

It is alleged that Guzman engaged in acts of sexual penetration with the two females on various dates in 2014 and 2015, and that Guzman provided both females alcohol and prescription medication during the same time frame.  

 

The acts of Official Misconduct relate to actions taken by Guzman while employed as a police officer with the Rockaway Township Police Department.  

 

Despite the return of the indictments against this Defendant, he is presumed innocent unless and until he is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.  

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