Indictment Accuses Mansfield Landlord of Drugging, Molesting Tenants

Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw announced that a Mansfield Township man has been indicted on multiple charges related to drugging and molesting two men who rented rooms from him at his residence.

Craig Cardella, 60, entered a plea of not guilty yesterday at his arraignment in Superior Court in Mount Holly. A grand jury returned the indictments in December charging him with 17 counts of Kidnapping (First Degree), 18 counts of Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact (Third Degree), 18 counts of Invasion of Privacy (Third Degree), 18 counts of Endangering Another Person (Third Degree) and one count of Stalking (Fourth Degree).

The charges apply to two victims who were assaulted during separate time periods which each spanned several months. Their names and further details are being withheld to protect their identities. The case will now proceed to trial.

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