NY Man Charged With Luring, Sexually Assaulting Jersey City Girl

Jersey City NJ

17 June, 2021

1:07 PM

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JERSEY CITY, NJ — A Long Island man was arrested and charged with luring and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old Jersey City girl. Cecilio Viera-Viera, 21 of Freeport, NY, met the 12-year-old Jersey City girl on social media, according to the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office. He lured her through conversations and interactions, to meet him in person on June 4 in Jersey City. Once they met, Viera-Viera lured the girl into his car and sexually assaulted her, according to the HCPO. Viera-Viera was charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault by Contact, Luring and Enticing and Endangering the Welfare of a Child. He was arrested in his home in Freeport on Wednesday. Anyone wishing to report a sex crime should call the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit at 201-915-1234.