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Xavier Patten was being held at the Hudson County jail on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. Prosecutors are seeking to hold Patten in pretrial detention.
Patten allegedly assaulted the 15-year-old girl, also a Bayonne resident, at a motel on Tonnelle Avenue in Jersey City July 7.
He is scheduled to make an initial appearance in court Friday.
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