A PASSAIC MALE HAS BEEN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES WHEN HE WAS A JUVENILE
" A Passaic Man Has Been Arrested & Charged With Sexual Assault Offenses Committed When He Was A Juvenile."
June 30, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
PASSAIC, NJ.- On Wednesday, June 30, 2021, Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic Police Chief Luis A. Guzman announced the arrest of a 20-year-old male for acts committed while he was a Juvenile. The suspect was arrested on Monday, June 28, 2021, after an investigation conducted by The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office Specials Victims Unit in conjunction with The Passaic Police Department.
The Male Suspect has been Charged with One Count of First Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault; Two Counts of Second Degree Sexual Assault; and Two Counts of Third Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
On January 12, 2021, an employee of Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Clifton, New Jersey contacted the Passaic County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit to report that a Thirteen-Year-Old Child had been Sexually Abused in the past. Prosecutor's Office Detectives and Passaic Police Department Detectives were able to interview multiple witnesses, and it was determined that the suspect had Sexually Abused two children at two different residences in Passaic, New Jersey.
The sentencing exposure on First Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault is Four Years in a Juvenile Facility; on Second Degree Sexual Assault is Three Years in a Juvenile Facility; and on Third Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child is Two Years in a Juvenile Facility.
Police charged the 20-Year-Old male on Two Juvenile Complaints. He was lodged in The Essex County Juvenile Detention Facility, pending his first appearance in Passaic County Family Court.
The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office asks anyone that may have additional information regarding this incident to contact them at 1-877-370-PCPO.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, Which States: The Charges Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
FILED UNDER JUNE 30, 2021: LAW, PASSAIC: