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Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Man Sexually Assaulted Woman In Jersey City: Prosecutors
Raul Pena, a 31-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a 29-year-old woman at a residence in Jersey City, authorities said. The sexual assault occurred on Sunday, Aug. 20, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The woman had met Pena through an acquaintance in the hours leading up to the assault, Suarez said. Pena was charged with aggravated sexual assault in the first degree, Suarez said. He was arrested at his residence by the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit and is being detained at Brooklyn Central Booking pending extrad…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
18-Year-Old Girl Sexually Assaulted 13-Year-Old Boy At Weehawken High School: Prosecutors
An 18-year-old girl was arrested and charged with committing sex crimes on an 13-year-old boy at Weehawken High School multiple times, authorities said. The girl, who is not being identified, was arrested on Tuesday, July 11, by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. She was charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact, Suarez said. She was arrested at her home in Weehawken and transported to Hudson County Correctional Facility pending her first court appearance, Suare…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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 …
Jersey City, NJ
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…
Jersey City, NJ
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Jersey City Couple Again Convicted Of Threatening Muslim Neighbor: Prosecutor
A Jersey City couple has been convicted of threatening a Muslim neighbor for years, authorities said. William Ong, 76, and Beverly Ong, 73, were found guilty of bias intimidation for incidents that occurred between 2016 and 2018, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Ong and her daughter, Johanna, were convicted in 2012 on similar charges, for similar incidents. The verdict was delivered before the Superior Court Judge Vincent after a two-day trial. William Ong was found not guilty of Terroristic Threats. Sentencing is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7. “Hudson County is one of th…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
Woman Reported Bogus Sex Assault Attack: Hudson Prosecutor
An 18-year-old woman was arrested for reporting a fake sexual assault to law enforcement officers, authorities in Hudson County said. On Saturday, Dec. 11, shortly before 12:30 p.m., members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit received a referral from the Union City Police Department of a possible sexual assault that occurred in Jersey City in November. The West New York woman alleged that on Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, at approximately 12:00 p.m., she was walking in the area of Weldon Street and Dekalb Avenue in Jersey City when an unknown male approached her from beh…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Jersey City, NJ
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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 …
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Brentwood, NY
News
Long Island Man Lured, Sexually Assaulted 12-Year-Old, Prosecutor Says
A Long Island man was arrested for luring and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old, authorities announced on Thursday, June 17. Cecilio Viera-Viera, age 21, of Freeport, met the girl on social media and lured her through conversations and interactions to meet him in person on Friday, June 4, in Jersey City, New Jersey, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Viera-Viera met the girl in Jersey City and lured her into his car, where he sexually assaulted her, authorities said. Viera-Viera was arrested Wednesday at his home just after 5 p.m. without incident on charges of aggravated sexual …
Jersey City, NJ
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Jersey City, NJ
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…
Jersey City, NJ
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…
Jersey City, NJ
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 …
Jersey City, NJ
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Jersey City, NJ
Police & Fire
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…
Jersey City, NJ
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…
Jersey City, NJ
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,…
Jersey City, NJ
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.
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