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by: Eliecer Marte
Posted: Jun 4, 2024 / 10:18 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 5, 2024 / 07:51 AM EDT
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IRVINGTON, N.J. (PIX11) — The search is on for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy in Irvington, according to authorities.
Surveillance video shows the man approaching the 11-year-old and dragging him from the front of the house to the side. PIX11 News has learned that the perpetrator took the child to the back of the house and threatened to kill him if he made any noise.
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“It is really sensitive, and it’s really new, and I’m very upset and still,” the mother of the child, who asked not to be identified, said exclusively to PIX11 News. “You know my son told me, he told me what happened in front of my door.”
The child was walking his dog on Ellis Avenue at around 6:30 a.m., according to the Irvington Detective Bureau. The family told PIX11 News that the suspect waited when the boy was about to enter the home.
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“My son being strangled in front of my house; he was taken right over there, yes, to the back,” the mother said.
That’s when the man allegedly sexually assaulted the little boy. Sources told PIX11 News that this might not be the only case of sexual assault involving this suspect.
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There are two elementary schools nearby where this incident happened. Other parents in the community are alarmed, knowing that the perpetrator remains at large.
“It will be so close to you, and you will never know, right? It’s crazy people out here. I’m devastated, wow,” a resident said.
The individual wanted by police was described as a man who is about 6′ and around 250 pounds, with long dreads. The mother of the 11-year-old boy asked the public to come together to catch him.
“Go ahead, spread the word,” she said.
Anyone with any information is urged to contact police at 973-477-2088.
Police search for man accused of sexually assaulting boy, 11, in NJ
by: Eliecer Marte
Posted: Jun 4, 2024 / 10:18 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 5, 2024 / 07:51 AM EDT
SHARE
IRVINGTON, N.J. (PIX11) — The search is on for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted an 11-year-old boy in Irvington, according to authorities.
Surveillance video shows the man approaching the 11-year-old and dragging him from the front of the house to the side. PIX11 News has learned that the perpetrator took the child to the back of the house and threatened to kill him if he made any noise.
More Local News
“It is really sensitive, and it’s really new, and I’m very upset and still,” the mother of the child, who asked not to be identified, said exclusively to PIX11 News. “You know my son told me, he told me what happened in front of my door.”
The child was walking his dog on Ellis Avenue at around 6:30 a.m., according to the Irvington Detective Bureau. The family told PIX11 News that the suspect waited when the boy was about to enter the home.
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“My son being strangled in front of my house; he was taken right over there, yes, to the back,” the mother said.
That’s when the man allegedly sexually assaulted the little boy. Sources told PIX11 News that this might not be the only case of sexual assault involving this suspect.
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“I’ve heard it happened to another child. I pray for them; I hope that person also heals and they get the help they need,” the mother said.There are two elementary schools nearby where this incident happened. Other parents in the community are alarmed, knowing that the perpetrator remains at large.
“It will be so close to you, and you will never know, right? It’s crazy people out here. I’m devastated, wow,” a resident said.
The individual wanted by police was described as a man who is about 6′ and around 250 pounds, with long dreads. The mother of the 11-year-old boy asked the public to come together to catch him.
“Go ahead, spread the word,” she said.
Anyone with any information is urged to contact police at 973-477-2088.
