Overview
- Prosecutors say he contacted the juvenile on social media and arranged to meet at the victim’s Englewood home while the victim was home alone.
- A criminal complaint alleges he sprayed an unknown substance on his hand and covered the victim’s mouth and nose, causing dizziness, before the assault.
- The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and Englewood Police Department conducted the investigation, which the prosecutor publicly credited to both agencies.
- Jersey City suspended LaBruno without pay and said Internal Affairs has opened a separate review of his employment status.
- LaBruno is a former Dumont mayor and police union leader who recently lost a state Assembly race, and the Daily Voice first reported the arrest.