Crime & Safety

Man Lied About Being Touched By Underage Girl: Hackettstown PD

Police say the man claimed an underage girl grabbed him inappropriately, despite that never happening.

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ — An Arizona man was charged after lying to police about being groped by an underage girl in a local convenience store, police said.

Arthur Domianus, 32, of Sierra Vista, A.Z. called police on the afternoon of May 21 to report that an underage girl grabbed his crotch inside the Main Street Quick Chek, Hackettstown police said. An investigation showed that never happened, police said.

Domianus was charged with providing a false written statement to law enforcement on June 14, and has a pending court date, police said.

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