NJ man accused of beating 3 children with belt, leaving one seriously hurt

⚠️ A Garfield man faces child endangerment and assault charges involving three children.

➡️ Prosecutors say the children were beaten with a belt at a Fairview residence on June 16.

🔴 Investigators said one victim suffered significant bodily injury.

A 40-year-old Bergen County man is accused of beating three children, at least one of them severely.

On Tuesday, Paul J. Gomez, of Garfield, was charged with three counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, a count of third-degree aggravated assault and two misdemeanor counts of simple assault.

Days earlier, the state Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit…

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