Union City Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Young Girl

Union City Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Young Girl


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Caitlin Mota
PHONE: (201) 577-6699
EMAIL: cmota@hcpo.org
DATE: Friday, January 28, 2022

UNION CITY MAN ARRESTED ON CHARGES HE SEXUALLY ASSAULTED GIRL WHEN SHE WAS BETWEEN THE AGES OF SIX AND EIGHT

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has released the following information:

On Thursday, January 27, 2022, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Rodrigo Rivera, 65, of Union City, on charges that he sexually assaulted a young girl when she was between the ages of 6 and 8. The victim is now 28 years old and reported the assaults occurred inside a Jersey City residence.

Rivera has been charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault in violation of N.J.S.A 2C:14-2a (1), a crime of the first degree, and Sexual Assault in violation of N.J.S.A 2C:14-2b, a crime of the second degree. Rivera was arrested in Hackensack at approximately 5:20 p.m. and was remanded to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance. The Prosecutor’s Office has filed a Detention Motion which is scheduled for Wednesday, February 2, 2022.

Prosecutor Suarez credited the Special Victims Unit with the investigation and arrest. 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).