A 40-year-old Bayonne man was convicted of multiple sex crimes involving an underage girl by a Hudson County jury yesterday, Acting County Prosecutor Wayne Mello announced.
Jhaitan Snow, 40, of Bayonne, was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child, Mello said in a statement.
The verdict was delivered before Hudson County Superior Court Judge Mitchell Pascual following a week-long trial.
The crimes occurred at a Jersey City residence on various dates between August 2020 and March 2022. The female victim was under the age of 13 and was known to the defendant.
The defendant faces a minimum sentence of 25 years in New Jersey State Prison and is parole ineligible for 25 years under the Jessica Lunsford Act. Sentencing is tentatively scheduled for Friday, January 9th, 2026.
The State was represented at trial by Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Andrew Baginski.