Corrections Officer Charged With Sex Assault On Child Under 13: Prosecutor

A New Jersey corrections officer has been indicted on sexual assault charges involving a child under 13, authorities said.

Cape May County Prosecutor's Office
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Jon Craig

04/28/2023 12:54 p.m.

Jonathan Perez, 33, was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, one count of sexual assault and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, according to Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland.

He was indicted by a county grand jury on Tuesday, April 25.

New Jersey State Police in Woodbine and the county prosecutor's office investigated a report that Perez, a corrections officer at Cape May Correctional Facility, had been sexually assaulting a girl.

Perez was arrested on Feb. 12.

He was suspended without pay, Sutherland said.

Anyone with information about the alleged crimes is urged to contact investigators at 609-465-1135 or CrimeStoppers at 609-889-3597.

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