By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Bergen County announced the arrest of 35-year-old, Jonathan E. Rodriguez, of Englewood, on charges of Explicit Contact and endangering the welfare of a child.
Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella stated that the arrest resulted from an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Dumont Police Department, under the direction of Acting Chief Luke Totten.
According to BCPO officials, on Friday, March 7, the NJ Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding an alleged incident of Explicit Contact that occurred in the past in Dumont.
Bergen County authorities said that an investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Dumont Police Department revealed that Jonathan E. Rodriguez had Explicit Contact with a child under the age of thirteen in Dumont.
As a result of the investigation, Jonathan E. Rodriguez was arrested and charged with second-degree Explicit Contact, and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, Bergen County officials said.
Dumont police stated that Rodriguez was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack.