Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal announced the arrest of Luis Remache of Hackensack, New Jersey on charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault by Sexual Contact and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Authorities said the arrest is the result of a joint investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.
According to authorities, on Wednesday, the Hackensack Police Department and Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office conducted interviews based on allegations from a 10-year- old female that Remache engaged in sexual conduct with the victim for the past two years in Hackensack.
As a result of the investigation, Remache was arrested on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 in Paramus, New Jersey and charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(1), 1st degree crime; Sexual Assault by Sexual Contact, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2b, a 2nd degree crime; and Endangering the Welfare of a Child, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a., a 2nd degree crime.
He was lodged in the Bergen County Jail pending his arraignment.
Remache is scheduled to appear in Bergen County Central Judicial Processing Court on Friday, April 7, 2017 at 8:30 a.m.
Prosecutor Grewal states that these charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and would also like to thank the Hackensack Police Department for their assistance in this investigation.