SHARE

Jersey City Corner Store Employee Sexually Assaulted Teen Customer, Prosecutor Says

A 21-year-old Jersey City man was arrested for sexually assaulting a teen girl, authorities said.

Amaury Deleon Cabrera

Amaury Deleon Cabrera

Photo Credit: Hudson County Prosecutor's Office

Amaury Deleon Cabrera met the 15-year-old girl when she came by the Bergen-Lafayette shop where he worked, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.

The two then went to Berry Lane Park on multiple occasions where the assaults occurred, Suarez said.

Deleon Cabrera was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City just before 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3.

He was charged with two counts of second-degree sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact. 

Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Jersey City Police Department for the investigation and arrest.

to follow Daily Voice Hackensack and receive free news updates.

SCROLL TO NEXT ARTICLE