Crime & Safety
Bergen Man Charged With Molesting 11-Year-Old: Prosecutor
Venkata Bondapalli, 45, arrested and charged Thursday, authorities said.

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.
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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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