GARFIELD, NJ — A 46-year-old man has been arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a juvenile on multiple occasions.
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Jorge E. Mejia of Hackensack on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck; the Garfield Police Department, under the direction of Chief Joseph Delaney; and the Hackensack Police Department, under the direction of Chief Michael Antista.
On Thursday, Oct. 23, the Garfield Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile that had occurred earlier that same day.
An investigation revealed that Mejia sexually assaulted and endangered a juvenile in Garfield and in Hackensack on multiple occasions beginning in July.
On Friday, Oct. 24, Mejia was arrested and charged with four counts of second-degree sexual assault and one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
Mejia was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack.
