57 YEAR OLD MAN EXTRADITED FROM COLOMBIA TO FACE SEXUAL ASSAULT CHARGES IN BERGEN COUNTY
" Jesus Restrepo Will Now Face Multiple Sexual Offenses For The 2014 Sexual Assaults Upon 2 Children Ages 12 & 13."
Thursday, January 26, 2023, 4:04 P.M. ET, By Yesica Ramirez-Alzate: Englebrook Independent News,
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HACKENSACK, NJ.- Today, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced that a man wanted in connection to the 2014 Sexual Assaults upon Two Children has been returned to New Jersey to face Multiple Sexual Charges.
In September of 2014, an investigation by The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and The Englewood Police Department determined that Jesus Restrepo, 57, formerly of Englewood, New Jersey Sexually Assaulted Two Children, one whom was Thirteen and the other Twelve at the time the Sexual Assaults occurred. The children had been Sexually Assaulted on Multiple Occasions.
Mr. Restrepo was able to flee The United States to avoid prosecution before he was Arrested.
On May 31, 2017, a Grand Jury sitting in Bergen County, New Jersey returned an indictment against Mr. Restrepo, Charging One Count of First Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault; Two Counts of Second Degree Sexual Assault; and Second Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
On February 8, 2022, Mr. Restrepo was Arrested in Colombia pursuant to an Interpol Arrest Warrant and was detained there pending Extradition back to The United States. On Thursday, January 19, 2023, Mr. Restrepo was returned to New Jersey by Members of The United States Marshals Service and Lodged in The Bergen County Jail pending his Arraignment and Detention Hearing in Bergen County State Superior Court.
" The Rules Of The Court require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
FILED UNDER JANUARY 26, 2023: LAW, BERGEN: