Sexual Assault From Charles Leaf

A reporter for WNYW Fox5, the New York CIty’s Fox News affiliate, is being held on $250,000 bail after being arrested for aggravated sexual assault on a minor, A North New Jersey regional website is reporting. The reporter has been identified as Charles Leaf, who received some national attention for an attempted ambush interview with Sharif el-Gamal, the developer behind the so-called “Ground Zero Mosque,” back in late August of this year.

While Leaf is primarily a reporter Fox’s New Yorkaffiliate, according to his online bio at MyFoxNY.com he has appeared on a litany of programs on Fox News, including The O’Reilly Factor, The Fox Report, Fox & Friends, On the Record with Greta Van Susteren, America Live with Megyn Kelly and Geraldo at Large. Details surrounding Leaf’s arrest have not yet been released by the Bergen County Sheriff’s office.

According to the Washington Post, Leaf allegedly assaulted the girl at his home in Wyckoff, New Jersey. Leaf was arrested yesterday and is being held on $250,000 bail.

Charles Leaf, according to his station biography, is a 41-year old married man with two children. His biography says that he used to be a marine, and is a two-time Emmy award winning journalist. Leaf has been with Fox 5 since 2006.