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Man Sexually Assaults Woman, 63, In Jersey City Business: Prosecutor
Authorities have arrested an 18-year-old man in the sexual assault of a 63-year-old woman inside of a Jersey City business. Elijah Lloyd, a city resident, is believed to have robbed and sexually assaulted the woman Wednesday, May 10 when she entered a business on West Side Avenue around 8:25 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Jersey City Police Department with the investigation and arrest and multiple units of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office for their assistance in the investigatio…
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Basketball Coach Entered Girls' Locker Room, Inappropriately Messaged Teens: Hudson Prosecutor
A high school basketball coach in Hudson County was arrested after authorities said he went into a girls' locker room and sent inappropriate messages to three teen girls on social media. 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 Oct…
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Jersey City Man Sexually Assaults Woman He Met At Hoboken Bar: Prosecutor
A 23-year-old Jersey City man was arrested for sexually assaulting a woman he met at a Hoboken bar, authorities said. Kenny Arceda assaulted the woman in the vestibule of a building on the 100 block of Washington Street on Aug. 4, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Arceda, of Jersey City, was charged with one count of sexual assault, and arrested in West Orange. He was taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance. The State has filed a detention motion, which is tentatively scheduled to be heard on Thursday, Nov. 10. Suarez …
Schools
Jersey City School Security Guard Sexually Abused Two Children: Prosecutor
A Jersey City school security guard has been charged in the sexual abuse of two children, authorities said. The acts allegedly carried out by Freddy Salas, 60, of Bayonne, did not involve students, nor did they occur on school or district property, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Salas is employed as a security guard with the Jersey City Public Schools at School 5, Suarez said. He was arrested near Merseles and Fourth Streets and is being held at the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance. Salas has been charged with Aggravated Sexual…
Police & Fire
Teen Girl Sexually Assaulted By Jersey City Man She Met At Light Rail Station: Prosecutor
A 36-year-old Jersey City man brought a 14-year-old girl he met at a light rail station back to his home where he sexually assaulted her, authorities said. Cashmere Mudayh met the girl at a light rail station in Jersey City on Monday, April 18, then brought her back to his Fulton Avenue apartment, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Mudayh was arrested Wednesday, June 1 by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on sexual assault and child endangerment charges. He was taken to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court a…
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Fugitive Who Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old Girl Nabbed At Newark Airport: Prosecutor
A 26-year-old Union City man wanted out of North Carolina for armed robbery has been charged with repeatedly sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, authorities said. Hermes Navarro-Cuevas was arrested by members of Homeland Security Investigations at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark on Friday, May 13 around 12:40 a.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The crimes occurred in January and February 2022, authorities said. Navarro-Cuevas knew his victim, authorities said. He was remanded to the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny and on sex assault…
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Jersey City Man Sexually Assaults Stranger — An 11-Year-Old Girl: Prosecutor
A 56-year-old Jersey City man was arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted an 11-year-old girl — a complete stranger, authorities said. William Dudek assaulted the girl on Central Avenue around 4 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Dudek was arrested on charges of sex assault and child endangerment. He was remanded to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance. The State has filed a detention motion, which is tentatively scheduled to be heard on Wednesday, March 23. Prosecutor Suarez credited the Speci…
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Jersey City Man Sexually Assaulted 9-Year-Old Stepdaughter For Months: Prosecutor
A 47-year-old Jersey City man has been accused of sexually assaulting his 9-year-old stepdaughter for months, authorities said. The man, whose name was not released to protect the victim, was arrested by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Wednesday, March 2, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The crimes occurred in November 2021 and March 2022 inside of a Jersey City home, Suarez said. He was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City and remanded to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court ap…
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Hudson County HS Student, 17, Charged With Sex Crimes Against Female Classmate: Prosecutor
A 17-year-old male student was charged with criminal sexual contact following two incidents involving a female classmate at a Hudson County high school, authorities announced Tuesday. The unnamed teen was charged Monday after an investigation opened Jan. 18 by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit revealed two separate incidents that occurred inside the building during the school year, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The teen was charged with two counts of criminal sexual contact and released to a legal guardian pending an initial court appearance. Sex crimes can be rep…
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Jersey City ‘Family Friend’ Arrested For Sexually Assaulting 13-Year-Old Girl
A 38-year-old Jersey City man was arrested Tuesday morning on accusations that he sexually assaulted a girl in October 2020 when she was 13, authorities said. Percell Mallard was taken into custody by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and charged with second-degree sexual assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On Nov. 18, members of the SVU were notified by the Jersey City Police Department of the alleged sexual assaults that began in October 2020 at a Jersey City home, Suarez said. Mallard kn…
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Jersey City Man Accused In Child Sex Assault Nabbed In Colombia: Prosecutor
A Hudson County man wanted on child sex abuse charges was nabbed by members of the U.S Marshals Service in Colombia on Sunday, authorities said. Abel Ore-Guzman, 63, was taken to the U.S. and arrested at Newark International Airport on Tuesday on accusations he sexually assaulted a 7-year-old girl in Jersey City, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez. The alleged assaults took place in late October while Ore-Guzman was renting a room from the victim's family, authorities said. He was charged with sexual assault by contact, endangering the welfare of a child, and att…
Police & Fire
NJ Dad Who Sexually Assaulted Daughter Tries Fleeing With Her To Canada, Prosecutor Says
A Hudson County dad who sexually assaulted his daughter tried fleeing to Canada with her, despite there being a no-contact order in place, authorities said. Authorities are not releasing the names of the father or his partner -- who accompanied him to Canada -- to protect the minor. Both defendants were charged with endangering the welfare of a child after US Customs and Border Protection stopped them at the Canadian border on Monday, Oct. 11, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. On Feb. 5, the victim’s father was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of…
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North Bergen Man Sexually Assaults Woman After Offering Her Ride Home, Authorities Say
A North Bergen man was arrested for sexually assaulting an 18-year-old woman at a local hotel, authorities announced. Christopher Graham, 46, was arrested Wednesday by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit around 6 a.m. at the Days Inn on Tonnelle Avenue, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Authorities were notified by North Bergen police on Aug. 15, after the woman met Graham in Jersey City, and he offered her a ride home, Suarez said. Graham was subsequently identified and arrested following an investigation by the SVU. He was subsequently c…
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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 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 …
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MA Man Gave Teen NJ Girl Drugs & Alcohol Before Sexually Assaulting Her, Prosecutor Says
An 18-year-old Massachusetts man is accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old Hudson County girl after giving her drugs and alcohol, authorities said. Wolide Yessuf, of Cambridge, met the girl over social media in March, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Yessuf and another girl came to North Bergen motel in March, where he provided the victim with drugs and alcohol before sexually assaulting her, Suarez said. Yessuf was arrested Monday, July 26 at the Arlington Police Department without incident, and was being held in Massachusetts pending extradition to New Jersey. He was c…
Police & Fire
Hudson County Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl He Met On Social Media, Prosecutor Says
A Hudson County man was arrested for sexually assaulting a teenage girl, authorities announced Thursday. Jeison Ulloa Madrid, 20, of Union City, met the 14-year-old girl through social media and was arrested on May 19 around 10:30 a.m., at the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office in Jersey City, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Madrid was charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal sexual contact, Suarez said. Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit for the investigation and arrest. Anyone wishing to report a sex crime s…
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Bayonne Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Girl, 17, Prosecutor Says
A 36-year-old Bayonne man was arrested on accusations he sexually assaulted a 17-year-old girl, authorities said. Roberto Ruiz Mota had interacted with the girl on May 3 day but it was not clear how the pair had met nor how they knew each other, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Ruiz Mota at his Avenue C home in Bayonne just after 1 p.m. Monday without incident, Suarez said. He was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. A detention hearing for Ruiz Mota is tenta…
News
Authorities ID Union City Man Accused Of Kidnapping, Sexually Assaulting Woman Resting In Car
A 44-year-old Union City man was arrested and charged with the kidnap and sexual assault of a 26-year-old woman resting in her car earlier this week, authorities said Thursday. The woman parked her car and left it running in the midtown area of Kennedy Boulevard in Union City when Juan Gonzalez-Fuentes got inside and drove her to a nearby location around around 10:30 p.m. Tuesday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Gonzalez-Fuentes drove the woman to a downtown area of North Bergen, and woke her up by sexually assaulting her, Suarez said. Gonzalez-Fuentes fled…
Police & Fire
Prosecutor: Jersey City Man Accused Of Multiple Sex Crimes Involving Girl In His Custodial Care
A 37-year-old Jersey City man is facing charges involving multiple sexual crimes against a girl in his custodial care who was between 11 and 15 years old at the times of the alleged incidents, authorities said. Deivis Feliz Rivera was arrested Saturday, April 10 around 1:05 p.m. by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Members of the SVU were notified by the Jersey City Police Department of the crimes on April 9, Suarez said. Rivera was arrested in Paterson without incident following an investigation by the Hudson County …
Police & Fire
Jersey City Man Accused Of Kidnapping Boy, 14, From Local Park To Sexually Assault Him
A Jersey City man invited a 14-year-old boy back to his apartment where he barricaded and sexually assaulted him just moments after meeting him at a local park, authorities said Saturday. The teen met Robert Harper, 54, at Berry Lane Park on Wednesday, March 24, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The two went back to Harper's Union Street apartment together, where Harper barricaded the teen inside and sexually assaulted him, Suarez said. The boy was eventually able to escape and immediately ran to police to report the incident, the prosecutor said. Harper was charged w…
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Prosecutor: Jersey City Man Sexually Assaults 15-Year-Old Boy In His Custodial Care
A Jersey City man was charged with sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy earlier this month, authorities said. Francisco Espinal, 53, was in the custodial care of the boy when the alleged assault occurred, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Espinal was charged with aggravated sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated criminal sexual contact and hindering apprehension, Suarez said. He was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at approximately 2:30 p.m. A detention hearing for Espinal is t…
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North Jersey Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting 6-Year-Old Girl For Months
A 41-year-old North Jersey is accused of sexually assaulting a girl repeatedly for months approximately six years ago, authorities said. Vikier Castillo Meza, of West New York, committed the alleged crimes when the now-12-year-old girl was 6 or 7 years old, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Castillo Meza knew the girl through family, Suarez said. The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit was notified of the alleged sexual assault of the girl after being contacted by the Division of Child Protection and Permanency (DCPP). Castillo Meza was arrested at the H…
Police & Fire
Men Who Brought Ohio Teen Girls To NJ Motels Charged With Sex Assault, Prosecutor Says
A pair of men were arrest on accusations they brought two teen girls from Ohio to New Jersey, then lodged them in motels, had sex with one of them and and gave both girls drugs and alcohol, authorities said Tuesday. The girls, ages 14 and 15, met 32-year-old Norman Berry, of the Bronx, in Ohio, and then traveled together to New Jersey on Feb. 24, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The teens were staying in two, North Bergen motels, where the 15-year-old victim was sexually assaulted by Berry and Tyrell Piazza, 31, of Jersey City, Suarez said. Berry and Piazza gave both girls alco…
Police & Fire
Jersey City Pastor Gets 15 Years For Sexually Assaulting Two Girls At Church
A Jersey City pastor was sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison for the sexual assault of two different girls he taught at the church he worked at, authorities said. Josue Rodriguez, 62, was a pastor and taught religion to children at Temple Refugio, a church at 322 3rd St. in Jersey City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Rodriguez taught both victims at the church, one of whom was between ages 6 and 9, and the other between 8 and 15, the prosecutor said. One of the victim's moms reported the alleged crime that happened at the church to Jersey City police on April 30,…
Police & Fire
Jersey City Man Charged With Sexually Assaulting Boy, 11
A Jersey City man has been charged with sexually assaulting an 11-year-old boy in his care, authorities said Friday. Leon Rueda, 63, was arrested by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Jan. 6 around 3:30 p.m., Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. A spokesperson with the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said the man and the boy were family friends. He was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and sexual assault, Suarez said. The HCPO filed a motion for detention pending trial, which will be heard on Tuesday, Jan. 12.
Police & Fire
Authorities: Union City Man, 78, Sexually Assaulted Three Girls Ages 7 To 12
A 78-year-old Union City man was charged with sexually assaulting three girls as young as seven years old, authorities said Monday. Members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Oct. 26 got a tip from local police that Carlos Menjivar was involved in multiple sex crimes, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The first alleged victim was between nine and 11 years old, and was assaulted by Menjivar between 2006 and 2008, Suarez said. The second alleged victim was nine years old when the crimes occurred, between 2002 and 2003, authorities said…
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Prosecutor: Union City Man Busted With More Than 1,000 Child Porn Photos On Cell Phone
A 45-year-old Union City man was busted with more than 1,000 child pornography photos on his cell phone, authorities said Tuesday. Detectives executed a search warrant at Felix Martinez's home, acting on a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Martinez was arrested at his house just before 9 a.m. Monday, and charged with endangering the welfare of a child for possession of child porn. Suarez credited the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force and the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit…
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Prosecutor: Jersey City Computer Tech Finds Child Porn On 62-Year-Old Man's Laptop
A computer technician called police after finding hundreds of child porn images on a 62-year-old Jersey City man's laptop, authorities said Wednesday. William Sparrow was arrested at his home Monday morning and charged with endangering the welfare of a child for possession of child pornography, a second-degree crime, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Sparrow's arrest followed an investigation by the Special Victims Unit that began on Oct. 19, after the photos were found on Sparrow’s computer by a technician at a Jersey City retailer who notified police. Prosecutor Suarez cr…
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Disturbing
: North Bergen Mom Let Janitor Brutally Abuse Son, 5, Authorities Say
A North Bergen mom failed to protect her 5-year-old son from a Hoboken man's abuse, leaving the boy with bruises all over his body including his genitals, authorities said Friday. Earlier this week, Ivan Sanchez, a 30-year-old Hoboken Housing Authority janitor, was charged with beating Heather Cruz's son, Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit detectives, Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The boy was found with bruises on his face, ear, buttocks, lower back and genitals, the prosecutor said. An investigation found Cruz, 28, let it happen, Suarez said. It was not clear how…
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