FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Tuesday, February, 1, 2022

TEEN CHARGED WITH CRIMINAL SEXUAL CONTACT FOR INCIDENTS AT KEARNY HIGH SCHOOL

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

Members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit have charged a 17-year-old male student on sex offense charges involving a female student at Kearny High School. Both incidents occurred inside the school during the current school year. Authorities were first notified of the offenses on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 and the Special Victims Unit immediately opened its investigation.

The 17-year-old has been charged with two counts of Criminal Sexual Contact in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3b. He was taken into custody at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Jersey City on Monday, January 31, 2022, and released to a legal guardian pending his first court appearance.

Prosecutor Suarez credited the Special Victims Unit with the investigation. Anyone wishing to report a sex crime should call the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) at 201-915-1234. The above charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6).