Cop Charged With Child Sex Assault In Burlington: Police

A Trenton police officer from Burlington County has been charged with the sexual assault of a minor, Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Burlington Township Director of Public Safety Bruce Painter announced on Wednesday.

William L. Sanchez-Monllor, 36, of Burlington Township, is charged in connection with multiple sexual assaults of minors in Burlington County. The details of those assaults have been sealed by a Superior Court judge.

Sanchez-Monllor was arrested at the Burlington Township Police Department on Tuesday, Sept. 18. He was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

He has been suspended with pay pending the outcome of an internal affairs investigation, according to the Trenton Police Department.

A first appearance was scheduled for Wednesday, with a detention hearing scheduled for the near future. The case will then be prepared for presentation to a Grand Jury for possible indictment, authorities said.

The attached image of William L. Sanchez-Monllor was provided by the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office