RED BANK, NJ — A New Jersey man has been accused of entering a
stranger's home while nude from the waist down and exposing himself to a child in her upstairs bedroom, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond Santiago said.
Ernesto Lozano-Zane, 23, of Red Bank has been charged with second-degree burglary, third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and lewdness, a disorderly persons offense, Santiago said.
Lozano-Zane was arrested and charged following an incident that occurred shortly after 10 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 14, when Little Silver police responded to a home on a report of an unknown subject who had entered the house.
Once officers arrived, police encountered a homeowner on the front lawn outside, restraining Lozano-Zane and preventing him from leaving the scene.
An investigation found that Lozano-Zane had entered the home through an unlocked front door and went upstairs to a bedroom occupied by a child, who alerted the rest of her family to the man's presence, Santiago said.
Lozano-Zane's clothing and other personal items were later found in another bedroom of the home.
Lozano-Zane was taken into custody at the scene pending future proceedings in Monmouth County Superior Court.
A detention hearing is tentatively scheduled to take place on Wednesday.
Anyone with information about Lozano-Zane's activities is being urged to contact MCPO Detective Julio Casso at 732-431-7160, Ext. 2220 or Little Silver Police Department Sgt. Joseph Calao at 732-747-5900.
The case is being prosecuted by MCPO Special Victims Bureau Assistant Prosecutors Danielle Zanzuccki and Diane Aifer.
Lozano-Zane is being represented by Chris Hareas, Esq., with an office in Freehold.
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