A 20-year-old man was arrested for criminal sexual contact with a 15-year-old Guttenberg girl who he took to a hotel in Sayreville without her mother knowing her whereabouts, police said.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Yesterday, a woman walked into the Guttenberg Police Department to report her 15-year old daughter missing, according to Police Lt. Aleksandar Ramadanovic.
During the investigation, it was found that on October 7th, the juvenile’s mother walked into their home and found her daughter lying naked on a couch with a man, who she believed was her daughter’s friend.
Following a verbal dispute, the man and juvenile left the home and her mother had no idea where they went. Her daughter did not have a cell phone and did not return home for a few days.
However, the juvenile’s mother possessed the phone number of the man, which she provided during the investigation.
After receiving this information, members of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Patrol Division were able to ping the male’s cell-phone to an industrial area in Sayreville.
In the surrounding area, there were multiple motels where the juvenile and male could have been staying. With the assistance of the Sayreville Police Department, the juvenile and man were located and then transported to the Guttenberg Police Department.
As the result of this investigation, members of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Patrol Division arrested Mario Astudillo-Mendieta, 20, of Ecuador, for endangering the welfare of a child and criminal sexual contact.
Upon the completion of his arrest processing, Astudillo-Mendieta was issued his complaint warrant and then lodged in the Hudson County Correctional Center.
If anyone has any information pertaining to this incident, they are encouraged to contact the Guttenberg Police Department at 201-868-3300 or email Lt. Steven Diaz at sdiaz@guttenbergpolice.org or Det. Sgt. Marcin Rysiec at mrysiec@guttenbergpolice.org.
