A 53-YEAR-OLD PATERSON NEW JERSEY MAN HAS BEEN INDICTED ON SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES AGAINST A CHILD
" Joel Cerezo-Sanchez Indicted On Charges Of Aggravated Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault, & Endangering The Welfare Of A Child."
August 3, 2021 By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
PATERSON, NJ.- On Tuesday, August 3, 2021 Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announces that Joel Cerezo-Sanchez, 53, of Paterson, New Jersey has been Indicted for Sexual Offenses against a Child.
A Grand Jury sitting in Passaic County, New Jersey has returned an Indictment charging Joel Cerezo-Sanchez for Sexual Offenses against a Child that took place at a residence in the City of Paterson from August 2018 through November 2020 when the Child was between 10 and 12 years old. Mr. Joel Cerezo-Sanchez was Indicted on Two Counts of First Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, Three Counts of Second Degree Sexual Assault, and One Count of Third Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
The sentencing exposure on First Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault where the victim is under the age of thirteen is Twenty-Five Years to Life in New Jersey State Prison, subject to a Twenty Five Year Parole Disqualifier pursuant to the Jessica Lunsford Act; on Second Degree Sexual Assault it is Five to Ten Years in New Jersey State Prison with 85% of the term to be served before Parole Eligibility pursuant to the No Early Release Act; on Third Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child it is Three to Five Years in New Jersey State Prison.
If convicted, Mr. Joel Cerezo-Sanchez will be subject to Parole Supervision for Life and Megan’s Law registration requirements.
Mr. Cerezo-Sanchez is currently detained pending the disposition of this case. Mr. Cerezo-Sanchez will be scheduled for arraignment within the next month.
The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office asks anyone with additional information about this incident to contact us on our tips line at 1-877-370-PCPO or tips@passaiccountynj.org.
" 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."
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