Man Assaulted And Abused Child: Bergen County Prosecutors

PALISADES PARK, NJ — A Palisades Park man was arrested last week for aggravated assault and child abuse, prosecutors said.

Donald L. Bush, 35, was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's office.

Prosecutors said that on Sept. 21, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding alleged child abuse.

An investigation determined that Bush physically assaulted and abused a child in Palisades Park, prosecutors said.

He remains in the Bergen County Jail awaiting a detention hearing in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, prosecutors said.