Paterson Woman Charged With Violating Child Custody Order
Saturday, June 21, 2025, 7:15 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
PATERSON, NJ.- Last Friday, a 39-year-old Paterson, New Jersey, woman was taken into custody and charged in connection with violating a child custody order and criminal contempt, after taking her three children without permission.
According to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes, on Friday, June 13, 2025, just shortly after 1:15 p.m., the Paterson Police Department received a report of three missing children, who had been taken by their mother, identified as Irene Frazier, 39, of Paterson, New Jersey, in violation of a child custody court order.
Investigation Launched After Children Are Reported Missing
An investigation into the whereabouts of the three missing children was immediately initiated by the Paterson Police Department, which worked in conjunction with the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, the Passaic County Sheriff’s Department, the New Jersey Transit Police Department, and the New Jersey State Police Missing Persons Unit.
Shortly after 11:30 p.m. Friday, Police located the children unharmed in the area of Sandy Court and Christopher Columbus Drive in the City of Paterson. The children’s mother, Ms. Frazier, was taken into custody at the same location and criminally charged with three counts of third-degree Interference with Custody; and fourth-degree Criminal Contempt. The children, ages ten, seven, and two, remain in the custody of the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency.
On Saturday, June 14, 2025, Ms. Frazier made her initial appearance before Municipal Court Judge Toni Damiano and was ordered released, pending future court proceedings in Passaic County Superior Court in Paterson, New Jersey. If convicted at trial, Frazier faces up to five years in New Jersey State Prison on each third-degree charge and up to 18 months in prison on the fourth-degree charge.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
