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Memorial High School coach Ariel Alava, 41, of West New York, went into the locker room after a football game in Jersey City on Jan. 27, 2022, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Two 15-year-old girls and Memorial High School students, and a former 17-year-old female student, also reported receiving inappropriate messages on social media from Alava on various dates between August and October 2022, the prosecutor said.
Alava, who was employed as a Paraprofessional with the West New York Board of Education, has since been removed from his position with the district.
He was arrested at his house and charged on Monday, Jan. 9 with attempted invasion of privacy, and three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
A preliminary investigation determined Alava Prosecutor Suarez credited the Special Victims Unit with the arrest and investigation. Anyone wishing to report a sex crime should call the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) at 201-915-1234.
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