BELLEVILLE MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO BREAKING INTO A CLIFTON HOME AND SEXUALLY ASSAULTING A MINOR
" Andres Vasquez Has Entered A Guilty Plea To Multiple Counts In The May 31, 2022, Home Invasion & Sexual Assault Of A Minor."
Wednesday, June 7, 2023, 7:09 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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PATERSON, NJ.- Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes reported that on Friday, June 2, 2023, Andres Vasquez, 25, of Belleville, New Jersey entered Guilty Pleas to Multiple Charges in connection to the Sexual Assault of a Minor during a Home Invasion in Clifton, New Jersey.
Mr. Vasquez was Arrested on June 3, 2022, following an investigation by Detectives of The Clifton Police Department in conjunction with Members of The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office.
Back on May 31, 2022, Members of The Clifton Police Department responded to a Clifton Residence on a report of a Home Invasion and Sexual Assault of a Child. An investigation was initiated and Detectives of The Clifton Police Department interviewed the Child and Witnesses and collected evidence. At the conclusion of the investigation, Detectives determined that Mr. Vasquez climbed through the window of the Child's Bedroom, then Strangled and Sexually Assaulted the Child.
Last Friday, Mr. Vasquez Plead Guilty to One Count of First Degree Aggravated Sexual Assault; and One Count of Third Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child. In return for The Guilty Plea, The Passaic County Prosecutor's Office has requested that Mr. Vasquez be Sentenced to a Term of Fifteen Years in New Jersey State Prison. Mr. Vasquez will also be on Parole Supervision for Life and will be Subject to Megan's Law Registration Requirements.
Upon entering the Guilty Plea, Mr. Vasquez admitted under oath that on May 31, 2023, in The City of Clifton that he Climbed through the Child's Bedroom in the middle of the night. Mr. Vasquez further admitted that he did not know the child and did not have permission to enter the home. He then admitted that he strangled the Child and Engaged in Sexual Intercourse without her Permission.
Sentencing in the matter has been Scheduled for October 2, 2023, in Passaic County State Superior Court. Mr. Vasquez will remain Detained in The Bergen County Jail in Hackensack, New Jersey.
FILED UNDER JUNE 7, 2023: LAW, PASSAIC: