Westwood Man Charged With Aggravated Sexual Assault

WESTWOOD, NJ — A borough man was arrested during a child sexual assault investigation, authorities announced.

Christian Pena-Ortiz, 20, a student, was charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, said acting Bergen County Prosecutor Dennis Calo.

The New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency received information Friday that Pena-Ortiz engaged in sexual contact with a child younger than 13, Calo said.

The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit investigated and arrested Pena-Ortiz Monday, Calo said.

Pena-Ortiz is being lodged in the Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack Tuesday.

The Westwood Police Department assisted the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office with its investigation.

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