FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING JUVENILE

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On Monday, July 31, 2023, members of the United States Marshal Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested Jose Romero, 35, on charges relating to the sexual assault of a 4-year-old male juvenile. The defendant is unrelated to the victim and resides in a home where the victim frequented.

Romero, of Union City, is charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(1), a crime of the first degree, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a(1), a crime of the third degree. He was arrested at his residence 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 Friday, August 4, 2023.

Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the United States Marshal Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force with the investigation and arrest. The above charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6).