UNNAMED GIRL - 4 yo (2010) - / Convicted: Charles Leaf - Wyckoff, NJ

Fox 5 NY reporter charged with child sex assault

October 8, 2010 10:52 AM EST | AP

WYCKOFF, N.J. — A reporter for New York City's Fox 5 station has been arrested in New Jersey, accused of sexually assaulting a 4-year-old girl.

Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli says Charles Leaf is charged with aggravated sexual assault on a minor and endangering the welfare of children.

Molinelli says the charges stem from accusations that Leaf sexually abused the girl at his home in Wyckoff.

He was arrested at the home on Tuesday and is being held on $250,000 bail.

The 41-year-old Leaf, a former Marine and a married father of two, joined the station in 2006.

A station spokesperson says Fox 5 management is aware of the matter and is reviewing it.

It was unclear on Friday whether Leaf has an attorney.


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Ex-Fox 5 reporter sentenced for child sex assault in New Jersey


Charles Leaf was sentenced Friday to 26 years in prison after being found guilty on several charges including the sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl at his home in New Jersey.

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Friday, June 27, 2014, 4:06 PM




  AP Charles Leaf, a former reporter for New York City's Fox 5 TV station, is seen after charged with aggravated sexual assault on a minor and endangering the welfare of children. He has been sentenced to 26 years in prison.  

HACKENSACK, N.J. — A former New York City television reporter has been sentenced to 26 years in prison after being found guilty on several charges including the sexual assault of a 4-year-old girl at his home in New Jersey.

A judge in state Superior Court in Hackensack on Friday handed down the sentence to former Fox 5 reporter Charles Leaf of Wyckoff.

An emotional Leaf maintained his innocence as he spoke for more than 20 minutes during the hearing.

  Leaf, seen reporting on the streets of Manhattan, was arrested in 2010.

Charles Leaf via YouTube

Leaf was arrested in 2010. In February a jury found him guilty on multiple counts including sex assault, child endangerment and possession of child pornography.

On the witness stand, the now 8-year-old girl he was accused of molesting withdrew her accusations.



Leaf's father-in-law testified that he, not Leaf, had viewed porn on Leaf's computer.

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