Prosecutor: West New York man charged with sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl
Jose Del Pilar. Photo courtesy of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
By John Heinis/Hudson County
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Jose Del Pilar, 38, of
West New York, on charges he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who was known to him.
Del Pilar was arrested on Wednesday, January 20th, just after 5 p.m., at the West New York Police Headquarters located at 428 60th Street.
He is charged with sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, and criminal sexual contact.
On January 20th, the West New York Police Department contacted the Hudson County Special Victims Unit about an alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl by an adult male family friend, later identified as Del Pilar.
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Jose De Pilar of WNY. Photo courtesy of HCPO.
A West New York man has been charged after allegedly sexually assaulting a minor, according to Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez.
The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Jose Del Pilar, 38, of West New York, on charges he sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl who was allegedly known to him.
Del Pilar was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 20, just after 5 p.m., at the West New York Police Station on 60th Street.
The West New York Police Department contacted the Hudson County Special Victims Unit about an alleged sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl by an adult male family friend, later identified as Jose Del Pilar.
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A Jersey City pastor was sentenced to 15 years in New Jersey State Prison for the sexual assault of two different girls he taught at the church he worked at, authorities said.
Josue Rodriguez, 62, was a pastor and taught religion to children at Temple Refugio, a church at 322 3rd St. in Jersey City, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said.
Rodriguez taught both victims at the church, one of whom was between ages 6 and 9, and the other between 8 and 15, the prosecutor said.
One of the victim s moms reported the alleged crime that happened at the church to Jersey City police on April 30, according to Suarez.
Hudson County View
Josue Rodriguez. Photo courtesy of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
On Thursday, January 21st, Hudson County Superior Court Judge John A. Young sentenced Josue Rodriguez, 62, of Jersey City, to 15 years in New Jersey state prison on two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault of two different juvenile victims.
The 15-year sentence is to be served with 15 years of parole ineligibility on a Jessica Lunsford Act count to run concurrent to a 15 year sentence with 85 percent parole ineligibility pursuant to the No Early Release Act.
Rodriguez will also be subject to Megan’s Law and Parole Supervision for Life.
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Jersey City based pastor sentenced for sexually assaulting minors
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On Jan. 21, Judge John Young sentenced Jersey City Pastor Josue Rodriguez, 62, to 15 years in New Jersey state prison on two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault of two different children.
According to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Rodriguez sexually abused one victim between the ages of six and nine and a second victim between the ages of eight and 15.
Rodriguez was a pastor and taught religion to children at Temple Refugio; he taught both victims.
On April 30, 2019, shortly after 5 p.m., members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Rodriguez in the area of Communipaw Avenue and Bergen Avenue in Jersey City in connection with alleged sexual crimes that occurred at Templo Refugio at 322 3rd Street in downtown Jersey City.