Teen Charged With Sexually Assaulting Girl In Hudson County Motel

HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A Cambridge, Mass. teen was arrested on sexual assault charges this week after he assaulted a 14-year-old girl in a North Bergen motel after meeting her on social media, according to prosecutors.

Wolide Yessuf, 18, of Cambridge was arrested and charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child on Monday.

The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said in a release that Yessuf had met the victim on social media in March. The two of them, along with another "female juvenile," traveled from Massachusetts to a North Bergen motel room, the HCPO said. There, the Prosecutor's Office alleges, Yessuf "provided the victim with drugs and alcohol before sexually assaulting her."

Yessuf was arrested by Arlington, Mass. police at 1:45 p.m. Monday. He will be extradited to New Jersey to face charges, the HCPO said.

Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, the Arlington Massachusetts Police Department, and the Federal Bureau of Investigations–Boston Field Office for the investigation and arrest.

Anyone wishing to report a sex crime should call the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) at 201-915-1234.

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