Crime & Safety
Student Sexually Assualted By Union County School Security Guard: Prosecutor
Throughout the school year, the security guard allegedly touched the student victim inappropriately: prosecutor.
Elizabeth, NJ -- A security guard at an Elizabeth school was arrested for sexually assaulting a student, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Thursday.
Luis Manco, 43, of Watchung is charged with second-degree sexual assault and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
Through the school year, Manco allegedly touched the victim inappropriately in various locations at Elizabeth’s iPrep Academy School No. 8 on Court Street, according to the prosecutor's report.
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He was arrested without incident at the Elizabeth Board of Education offices Tuesday afternoon.
State Superior Court Judge Regina Caulfield set bail at $100,000. He was then lodged in Union County Jail.
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Anyone with additional information about Manco’s activities is being urged to contact Prosecutor’s Office Detective Joanne Son at 908-527-4696.
Manco could face between 5 to 10 years in state prison for the second-degree sexual assault charge and 3 to 5 years for the third-degree endangering the welfare of a child charge.
(Photo UCPO: Luis Manco, 43, Watchung)
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