Crime & Safety

Teen Sexually Assaulted Girl In Bergen County, Prosecutor Says

A teen was charged with sexually assaulting a child under 15 on several occasions in Bergen County, prosecutors said.

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BOGOTA, NJ — A Hackensack man was arrested earlier this month for sexually assaulting a child, prosecutors said Wednesday.

Jefferson Lucero Tapia, 18, of Hackensack was charged with sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, said the office of the Bergen County prosecutor on Wednesday.

Prosecutors said that on Friday, the Bogota Police Department contacted the Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding an alleged sexual assault.

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An investigation determined that Tapia sexually assaulted a girl under 15 in Bogota on three occasions.

He was arrested Oct. 6 and charged with three counts of second-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree sexual assault, and two counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, prosecutors said.

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He was taken to the Bergen County Jail, made a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court, and was released to await further court action, prosecutors said.

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