A juvenile was arrested and charged in a case in which authorities say he sexually assaulted a 68-year-old woman and stole from her New Jersey home.
In a joint statement, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and Acting Chief Daniel Plumacker of the Sayreville Police Department announced Tuesday that the juvenile was taken into custody and charged with an act of juvenile delinquency for offenses which if committed by an adult would constitute as aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, burglary, and theft.
According to prosecutors, on Monday, between midnight and 12:30 a.m., the woman was sexually assaulted in her home after the juvenile entered the woman's apartment in Parlin, woke her, assaulted her, and stole items from her before fleeing.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Authorities urge anyone with information to call Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victim’s Unit Det. Lauren Leyva at 732-745-4499 or Sayreville Police Department Det. Jeff Taylor at 732-525-5450.
