Four people from Newark, two juveniles and two adults, have been charged with kidnapping and assaulting a 13-year-old juvenile at a Harrison hotel, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
During the morning hours of Sunday, December 29th, the Newark Police Department was notified that a female juvenile was being held against her will and assaulted at a hotel on Passaic Avenue in Harrison, Suarez said in a statement.
The juvenile victim was located and reported she was locked in a room by a number of acquaintances and physically assaulted. The victim reported the group attempted to sexually assault her and handguns were present in the room.
During a court-authorized search of the hotel room, two handguns and hollow point bullets were recovered.
An investigation by the HCPO Special Victims Unit, the Harrison Police Department, and the Newark Police Department led to the arrests of the following individuals:
• A 15-year-old Newark girl is charged as a juvenile with kidnapping, simple assault, unlawful possession of weapon, conspiracy to kidnap, two separate counts of attempted sexual assault, possession of prohibited devices (hollow point bullets), and possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
• A 15-year-old Newark girl is charged as a juvenile with kidnapping, conspiracy to kidnap, simple assault, unlawful possession of weapon, attempted sexual assault, possession of prohibited devices (hollow point bullets), and two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.
• Tavin McCullough and Kyle Green, both 18, of Newark, are charged with possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of a weapon, endangering the welfare of a child, and possession of prohibited devices (hollow point bullets).
This investigation is active and ongoing. Anyone with information, or wishing to report a sex crime, should call the HCPO SVU at 201-915- 1234.