NY Man Convicted In 2018 Atlantic City Housekeeper Sexual Assault

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — After a six day trial, a New York man was convicted of sexually assaulting an Atlantic City hotel housekeeper in 2018, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office announced.

Jamel Carlton, 36, of Saugerties, New York, was charged with first degree aggravated sex assault, second degree sexual assault, second degree burglary, third degree aggravated assault and third degree criminal restraint for his assault against a Bally's Hotel and Casino housekeeper. The jury deliberated for three hours before returning the guilty verdict.

Due to Carlton's criminal history, authorities said he could face up to life in prison.

“We are grateful to the jury for seeing this case for what it was… the senseless and brutal sexual assault of a Bally’s housekeeper who was just doing her job. The victim through the support of her loving family displayed an enormous amount of strength in coming to court to tell the jury what that man did to her. We want to thank the Bally’s security team and the officers of the Atlantic City Police Department for providing us with the evidence needed to bring justice in this case,” Chief Assistant Prosecutor John Flammer said. Flammer tried the case with co-counsel Assistant Prosecutor Erika Halayko.

Carlton sits in Atlantic County Justice Facility ahead of his sentencing date of June 8, 2022, pending an Avenel Sex Offender Evaluation.

Anyone with information involving serious crimes is asked to call the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor’s Office Web site at https://www.acpo.org/tips.html and provide information by filling out the form anonymously on the Submit a Tip page. People can also call Crime Stoppers at 609-652-1234 or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/. Crime Stoppers offers cash rewards for information leading to the arrest and indictment of those who commit crimes in Atlantic County.