A 36-year-old Bayonne man has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl on Monday, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
On Monday, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Roberto Ruiz Mota, 36, of Bayonne, on charges that he sexually assaulted a 17- year-old female he interacted with earlier in the day, Suarez said in a statement.
Ruiz Mota has been charged with second-degree sexual assault and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child. He was arrested at his Avenue C residence in Bayonne just after 1:00 p.m. Monday without incident.
Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and
Bayonne Police Department for the investigation and arrest.
A detention hearing for Ruiz Mota is tentatively scheduled for Friday, May 7th.
Anyone wishing to report a sex crime should call the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) at 201-915-1234.
