Crime & Safety

Cherry Hill Man Found Guilty of Sexually Assaulting 8-Year-Old Girl

Jose Duran-Santana was found guilty of assaulting the girl at his home in 2013.

A Cherry Hill man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child in his home, Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Cherry Hill Police Chief Bud Monaghan said on Monday.

Jose Duran-Santana, 34, was found guilty by a jury of second-degree sexual assault of a victim under the age of 13 and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

Duran-Santana faces a maximum aggregate sentence of 15 years in state prison after the jury found him guilty of touching an 8-year-old girl’s genitals at his home on April 15, 2013. He was arrested that same day.

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His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 21.

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