FORMER CLIFTON POLICE OFFICER PLEADS GUILTY TO AGGRAVATED SEXUAL ASSAULT OF A CHILD
" Frank Castro-Ramirez Will Be Sentenced To 10-Years In Prison For The Aggravated Sexual Assault Of A Child Between May 2019 & April 2021."
May 27, 2022 6:28 A.M. By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
PATERSON, NJ.- On Wednesday, May 25, 2022 Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announced that Frank Castro-Ramirez, 40, of Clifton, New Jersey, has Pled Guilty to Sexually Assaulting a Child. Mr. Castro-Ramirez was Arrested without incident on June 3, 2021, after an investigation conducted by The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit.
On May 28, 2021, The Clifton Police Department contacted The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office on a report of a Child being Sexually Abused. The Prosecutor’s Office Detectives interviewed the victim and multiple witnesses. The victim reported being Sexually Abused by Mr. Castro-Ramirez on numerous occasions at the child’s home in Clifton, New Jersey between May 2019 and April 2021. Mr. Castro-Ramirez was employed as a Clifton Police Officer at the time the victim reported the abuse.
On Wednesday, May 25, 2022, Mr. Castro-Ramirez Pled Guilty to One Count of First Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault. Pursuant to the terms of The Plea Agreement, The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office has recommended that Mr. Castro-Ramirez serve Ten Years in New Jersey State Prison, with an Eighty Five Percent term of service before parole eligibility pursuant to the No Early Release Act. At the time of his plea, Mr. Castro-Ramirez agreed to forfeiture of his public employment. Upon release from prison, Mr. Castro-Ramirez will be subject to the Special Sentence of Parole Supervision for Life and registration requirements pursuant to Megan’s Law. Sentencing is scheduled for August 15, 2022.
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