Fort Lee Man Charged With Witness Tampering & Criminal Coercion
Saturday, July 12, 2025, 7:45 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
FORT LEE, NJ.- A 58-year-old Fort Lee, New Jersey, man, who is currently being detained in the Bergen County Jail in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a New York City child, was additionally charged on Tuesday with witness tampering in connection with coercing the child to recant her testimony involving the sexual assaults.
As previously reported by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, on Saturday, February 23, 2025, the New York City Police contacted the Fort Lee Department about a missing child from New York City who was believed to be in the Fort Lee, New Jersey, area.
Subsequently, members of the Fort Lee Police Department were able to locate the missing child, who was between the ages of thirteen and sixteen years old, at the residence of Marc Piovanetti, 58, of Fort Lee, New Jersey. The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit was notified, and a joint investigation was launched with the Fort Lee Police Department…