By james art 
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Attorney General Platkin condemned the alleged abuses of power, saying: “We will not tolerate people in power who use their power to abuse those in their care. The charges facing these officers warrant serious consequences. The Director of the Division of Criminal Justice, J. Stephen Ferketic, added that the DCJ is committed to holding accountable those who use positions of trust.
If convicted, Nieves and Young face up to 10 years in New Jersey state prison on each count of sexual assault and abuse of an official. The case is being prosecuted by Deputy Attorney General Nicole Ciano, under the supervision of Bureau Chief Laura Magnone and DCJ Deputy Director Gillian Carpenter. The investigation was supported by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability.