A 43-year-old Jersey City man has been charged with sexually assaulting a physically helpless 29-year-old woman, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez announced.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Vernard Doe, 43, of Jersey City, was charged with aggravated sexual assault on a physically helpless person, aggravated assault, sexual assault by force or coercion, and aggravated sexual assault during the commission of an aggravated assault, Suarez said in a statement.
The crimes occurred on Tuesday, June 20th inside of a building on Martin Luther King Drive in Jersey City and the defendant was familiar with the victim.
He was arrested at the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office in Secaucus and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance.
The State has filed a detention motion, which is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday, July 19th.
Suarez credited the HCPO Special Victims Unit with the investigation and arrest, with assistance from the Jersey City Police Department.
Anyone wishing to report a sex crime should call the HCPO SVU at 201-915-1234.
