61-Year-Old Somerset Man Charged For Allegedly Sexually Assaulting A Child

Friday, August 30, 2024, 10:30 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ.- Today, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone reported that following an investigation into allegations of the sexual assault of a juvenile. A 61-year-old Somerset, New Jersey, man and a pastor at a local New Brunswick Church was taken into custody and charged in connection with the sexual assault of a juvenile.

     On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, Detective Daniela Castro of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and Detective William Coleman of the New Brunswick Police Department began an investigation following receiving a report of the alleged sexual assault of a juvenile by Roby D. Cruz-Hernandez, 61, of Somerset, New Jersey, and a pastor at Iglesia Pentecostal El Mesias.

     During the investigation and after interviewing witnesses, including the juvenile victim, Detective Castro and Detective Coleman determined that a sex crime had been committed and there was probable cause to file criminal charges.

Charges Filed

     Accordingly, Cruz-Hernandez was taken into custody at his and formally charged with second-degree Sexual Assault; and third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child. Cruz-Hernandez was processed on the charges pending future court proceedings in Middlesex County Superior Court in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

     Anyone with information regarding this investigation is asked to contact Detective Castro of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit at (732) 745-3652 or Detective Coleman of the New Brunswick Police Department at (732) 745-5222. All calls will be kept confidential.

“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”