FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Thursday, June 29, 2023

MAN CHARGED WITH SEXUALLY ASSAULTING WOMAN IN NORTH BERGEN

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On Wednesday, June 28, 2023, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Emil Figueroa-Blanco, 22, for committing a sex crime on a woman in North Bergen. The crime occurred on Sunday, June 4, 2023, at a motel on Tonnele Avenue. The 22-year-old victim met the defendant through acquaintances in the hours leading up to the assault.

Figueroa-Blanco, of West New York, is charged with one count of Aggravated Sexual Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(7), a crime of the first degree. He was arrested at the Hudson County Correctional Facility, where he was being detained on an unrelated matter, and remains in custody pending a detention motion.

Prosecutor Suarez credited the Special Victims Unit with the investigation and arrest, with assistance from the North Bergen 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).