A 72-year-old man charged with stalking and harassing Gov. Mikie Sherrill called her congressional offices 19 times to leave sexually explicit voicemails, according to court documents.
Those details are in an affidavit of probable cause outlining charges in Essex County against Stephen M. Cilurso, of Aldan, Pennsylvania.
Cilurso called the then-congresswoman’s office in Livingston 14 times and her Washington, D.C. office five times in October and November to leave derogatory and sexually explicit messages, an affidavit of probable cause states.
The calls were placed on Oct. 20, each day from Oct. 24-Oct. 27 and then again from Oct. 29-Nov. 1.
Sherrill, 54, of Montclair, was elected governor on Nov. 4 and sworn in on Jan. 20.
An investigator traced the phone number, called it and asked, “Is this Stephen Cilurso out of (address redacted) in Aldan, Pennsylvania?”
The man who answered the phone replied, ”that’s me.”
New Jersey State Police issued a warrant for stalking and harassment on Jan. 22. U.S. Marshals arrested Cilurso on Wednesday in his hometown.
An attorney for Cilurso is not listed in court records.
In 2021, Cilurso was arrested after allegedly sending a series of harassing and lewd voicemail messages to U.S. Representative Madeleine Dean (D-Pa.) He later pleaded guilty to harassment and was sentenced to probation, according to court records.
