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Brooklyn Man Sexually Assaulted Jersey City Girl He Met Online, Prosecutor Says
A Brooklyn man sexually assaulted a Jersey City girl at ages 11 and 12, after meeting her online, prosecutors said.
JERSEY CITY, NJ — A Brooklyn man has been charged for sexually assaulting a girl in Jersey City who he met online, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Friday.
Sergio Lokhanova-Flores, 18, has been charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said that the victim met Lokhanova-Flores online in February. "The crimes occurred on various dates between March and July 2024 when the victim was 11 and 12 years old," prosecutors said.
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He was arrested in Brooklyn on Tuesday and will be extradited to New Jersey, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said that anyone who needs to report a sex crime should call the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) at 201-915-1234.
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