BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A Ridgefield Park man was arrested and charged with molesting an 11-year-old, Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal announced Friday.
Venkata Bondapalli, 45, was charged with sexual assault by sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child, Grewal said in a news release.
The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the Ridgefield Park Police Department received information that Bondapalli inappropriately touched an 11-year-old in June in Ridgefield Park, Grewal said.
Bondapalli was arrested and charged Thursday after authorities conducted an investigation and interviews, the prosecutor said.
Bondapalli was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing Court, Grewal said.
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Photo: Venkata Bondapalli, 45/Bergen County Prosecutor's Office
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