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Juan Carlos Ortiz-Avendano, 43, was arrested following a joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit and Englewood police.
Investigators charged Ortiz-Avendano with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a victim under 13, sexual assault of the same victim and child endangerment through “sexual conduct.”
He remained held in the Bergen County Jail.
Federal authorities have placed a detainer on Ortiz-Avendano, who is listed in Bergen County Jail records as a Colombian national.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement obtains such detainers whenever someone suspected of living here illegally is jailed.
An immigration judge will hold a hearing in federal court in Newark to determine Ortiz-Avendano’s residency status and whether or not he should be deported.
If a local judge in Hackensack orders Ortiz-Avendano’s release before then -- due to bail reform, for instance -- ICE has requested 48-hour notice
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