Cops: 2 sentenced in Bergen County
UPDATE: Prosecutors agreed to drop all original charges against these defendants, who pleaded guilty to fourth-degree cruelty and neglect of a child. They were sentenced in December 2025 to three years' probation.
According to authorities, 67-year-old Eliezer Kopelowitz, of Englewood, and Wayne Bambling, 59, of River Edge, were charged with sexually assaulting a teen juvenile in New Milford.
Both were arrested on April 5, 2024, the same day New Milford police contacted the prosecutor's office regarding the allegation.
The original charges were later dropped after the defendants pleaded guilty to fourth-degree child cruelty and neglect.
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