NJ police Sgt. Andrew LaBruno, ex-Dem candidate charged with assaulting youngster

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A New Jersey police sergeant and former Democratic mayor is dealing with a number of expenses after he allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted a baby he met on-line, based on the Bergen County Prosecutor's Workplace.

Jersey Metropolis police Sgt. Andrew LaBruno, 44, was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a kid, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella stated in an announcement.

The alleged assault occurred earlier that day at a house in Englewood, New Jersey, authorities stated.

Investigators allege LaBruno contacted a juvenile on a social media app, organized a gathering, and went to the sufferer’s dwelling whereas they had been alone.

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Jersey Metropolis police Sgt. Andrew LaBruno, a former Democratic candidate for state legislature, was charged with drugging and sexually assaulting a baby he met on-line, prosecutors in New Jersey stated. (Andrew LaBruno/Fb)

A legal grievance considered by The New York Post stated that LaBruno sprayed "an unknown substance into his hand" earlier than "inserting it over the sufferer’s mouth and nostril, inflicting the sufferer dizziness."

The grievance stated the sufferer turned "bodily helpless" from being drugged, at which level LaBruno allegedly carried out the sexual assault, based on the report.

It’s unclear who known as 911, however responding officers discovered the sufferer affected by "cognitive impairment" inside the house, the grievance states.

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Andrew LaBruno has been employed with the Jersey Metropolis Police Division for practically 26 years, based on his 2025 marketing campaign web site for state assemblyman. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Photos)

Authorities stated LaBruno was taken into custody after investigators decided that they had possible trigger, based mostly on statements made on the scene — captured on physique digital camera — and corroborating bodily proof.

The sufferer was taken to a close-by hospital for remedy.

LaBruno, a 26-year veteran of the Jersey City police , ran unsuccessfully as a Democrat for the state Meeting in New Jersey’s thirty ninth District earlier this month. He beforehand served on the Dumont Borough Council and was mayor of Dumont from 2020 to 2023.

Jersey Metropolis police Sgt. Andrew LaBruno, 44, ran as a Democrat to characterize District 39 within the New Jersey Basic Meeting, however misplaced within the election on Nov. 5. (Andrew LaBruno/Fb)

Previous to his latest political marketing campaign, LaBruno served on Dumont's Borough Council in 2018 and because the mayor of Dumont from January 2020 to December 2023.

He's at the moment being held with out bail within the Bergen County Jail. The Jersey Metropolis Police Division has suspended him with out pay, based on native shops.

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LaBruno, who's married with two kids, has additionally been concerned in teaching youth sports activities via Dumont Recreation, based on his marketing campaign web site.

Fox Information Digital reached out to the Jersey Metropolis Mayor's Workplace and the Bergen County Prosecutor's Workplace, however didn't hear again by time of publication.