Seeking affidavit/criminal complaint for arrest of Meghan Hornidge of River Edge, NJ
Dear Passaic County Prosecutor's Office,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
I AM a member of the media and consider these records to be within the public interest.
Records requested: The criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause filed with the arrest of Meghan Hornidge, 19, of River Edge, in connection with alleged child abuse at Apple Montessori School in Wayne. Charges were announced on Nov. 12.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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Dear Michelle Rotuno-Johnson,
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Records Center, an online, public portal. Below you will find your portal
login and password information .
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Dear Michelle Rotuno-Johnson,
Thank you for your interest in public records of the County of Passaic.
Your request has been received and is being processed in accordance with
the Open Public Records Act (OPRA). Your request was received in this
office on 12/11/2024 and given the reference number R012344-121124 for
tracking purposes.
"Records requested: The criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause
filed with the arrest of Meghan Hornidge, 19, of River Edge, in connection
with alleged child abuse at Apple Montessori School in Wayne. Charges were
announced on Nov. 12. My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this
request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this
request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my
request to that person and provide their email address to me for future
reference."
Your request will be forwarded to the relevant County of
Passaic department(s) to locate the information you seek and to determine
the volume and any costs associated with satisfying your request. You will
be contacted about the availability and/or provided with copies of the
records in question. PLEASE NOTE: The State of NJ Open Public Records Act
does not require a governmental body to create new information, to do
legal research, or to answer questions.
You can monitor the progress of your request under [2]My Requests.
Again, thank you for using the [3]Passaic County Public Record Center.
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RE: OPEN PUBLIC RECORDS ACT REQUEST of December 11, 2024, Reference #
R012344-121124
Dear Michelle Rotuno-Johnson,
The County of Passaic (“County”) received a request for government records
from you on December 11, 2024. Specifically, you requested the following:
“Records requested: The criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause
filed with the arrest of Meghan Hornidge, 19, of River Edge, in connection
with alleged child abuse at Apple Montessori School in Wayne. Charges were
announced on Nov. 12.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail
as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are
not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and
provide their email address to me for future reference.”
The County has reviewed its files and has located responsive records to
your request. Please log in to the [2]Passaic County Public Record
Center at the following link to retrieve the government records.
[3]Open Public Records Request - R012344-121124
This response does not waive or limit any other rights afforded to the
County under OPRA. All rights afforded under OPRA are expressly reserved.
OPRA No. R012344-121124 is now closed. If you have any questions, do not
hesitate to contact my office at (973) 881-4405.
Sincerely,
Marc E. Seemon
Custodian of Records
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