Bergen County Man Arrested for Engaging in Inappropriate Sexual Activity with 11-Year-Old

A Bergen County man was arrested Thursday after authorities say he allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual activity with an 11-year-old female acquaintance.

Melkis Antigua-Cruz, 33, of Hasbrouck Heights, was arrested after his victim told her sister about the alleged abuse, who then told their aunt, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.

The Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department were notified and arrangements were made for the victim to be interviewed at the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office in Paramus. There, the victim ”provided specific details regarding what had occurred” with Antigua-Cruz, which resulted in his arrest, Molinelli said.

Antigua-Cruz was charged with one count each of aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

Bail was set at $500,000 with no ten percent option, no contact with the victim and the surrender of his passport as a condition of bail. He was remanded to the Bergen County Jail in lieu of bail.

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