Middlesex Boro Man Sexually Assaulted Girl When She Was 8 Or 9

MIDDLESEX, NJ — A Middlesex borough man was sentenced to 25 years in state prison for sexually assaulting a girl who was between the ages of 8 and 9 years old, Union County Prosecutor William Daniel announced Monday.

Luis Oxlaj, 40, was sentenced March 20. He must serve all 25 years before being eligible for parole.

Oxlaj will also be subject to Parole Supervision for Life and must register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law.

According to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Nicole Buermann, who prosecuted the case, the girl was sexually assaulted by Oxlaj in 2021, when she was between the ages of 8 and 9 years old. The county prosecutor declined to say how Oxlaj knew the girl, saying divulging that information would violate the girl's privacy.

A Union County jury previously found him guilty of one count of first-degree aggravated sexual assault (rape), one count of second-degree sexual assault, and one count of third- degree child endangerment.

The criminal investigation was launched after the Union County prosecutor received a tip from the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency (formerly DYFS).