A New Jersey appeals court has reversed a lower court’s decision that could have allowed a police officer in Bergen County to get his job back after he claimed was falsely accused of sexual assault.
The Superior Court of New Jersey Appellate Division reversed a lower court’s decision to vacate the termination of Daniel Fugnitti, a police officer in Ridgefield, according to a ruling released Friday.
The appellate court found the trial court erred in overruling a hearing officer’s recommendation to terminate Fugnitti for egregious misconduct that violated the high ethical standards required of police officers.
