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The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit on Dec. 28 got a tip from the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency alleging two Jersey City children were being abused, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
The investigation found that 21-year-old Jaimear Butler had physically abused a 9-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl by intentionally burning their bodies with a cigarette lighter, Suarez said.
It was not clear how Butler knew the children.
Butler was arrested on Monday, Jan. 4, at approximately 4:30 p.m. at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Suarez said.
He was charged with endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful possession of a weapon, possession of a weapon for unlawful purposes, aggravated assault, and witness tampering, Suarez said.
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