FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Friday, July 7, 2023

MAN CHARGED WITH SEX CRIMES INVOLVING 11-YEAR-OLD GIRL

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On Thursday, July 6, 2023, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office arrested Brandon Majano, of North Bergen, for sex crimes involving an 11-year-old female. The crimes occurred on various dates in May 2023. The defendant and victim were known to one another.

Majano, 18, is charged with Sexual Assault by Contact in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2b, a crime of the second degree; Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a, a crime of the third degree; and Possession of Child Sex Abuse Material in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4b(5)(b)III, a crime of the third degree. He was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance. The State has filed a Detention Motion, which is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, July 12, 2023.

Prosecutor Suarez credited the Special Victims Unit with the investigation and arrest, with assistance from the Union City Police Department. 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).