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Man Gets 18 Years For Sexually Assaulting Woman At Newark Airport: Prosecutor

A 42-year-old West New York man was sentenced to 18 years in jail on Friday, Aug. 2, after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a woman at Newark Airport last year, authorities said.

Thomassal Watkins

Thomassal Watkins

Photo Credit: Essex County Department of Corrections

In January 2023, Port Authority police responded to a parking garage next to Terminal A after a woman reported being sexually assaulted while she was walking to her car, Union County Assistant Prosecutor Caroline Lawlor, who prosecuted the case, said.

Police quickly located Thomassal Watkins and arrested him at the airport, Lawlor said. In December, Watkins pled guilty to aggravated sexual assault, authorities said. 

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