Red Bank Restaurant Workers Face Underage Sex Crime Charges

RED BANK, NJ — Three men who used to work at a Red Bank restaurant were indicted with sexual crime charges, according to the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

Trinidad Mendez-Romero, 31, of Tinton Falls and Eduardo Jimenez-Berdejo, 34, of Red Bank were both indicted on two counts each of third-degree endangering the welfare of child and two counts each of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact.

Jesus E. Reyes-Rodriguez, 35, of Red Bank, was indicted on one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of child and one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact.

The charges are in connection with multiple cases of sexual contact with an underage female coworker at two separate Red Bank restaurants. The incidents happened in a time span between June 2020 and February 2021.

Jimenez-Berdejo, Reyes-Rodriguez and Mendez-Romero face up to five years in prison if found guilty of endangering the welfare of a child. If convicted of criminal sexual contact they each face a sentence on each count of 18 months in state prison.