Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey announced that a New Brunswick man was sentenced today to serve 34 years in a New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting and inappropriately photographing a child over a seven-year period, beginning when she was nine years old. Melvin Calix-Antunez, 42, was sentenced to the term in New Brunswick by Superior Court Judge Diane Pincus, who said the defendant must serve 85 percent of the term before he can be eligible for parole. Once released from prison, he must register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law and will be subjected to parole supervision for life. He was sentenced to the term after he was convicted on April 2, 2014 of two counts of aggravated sexual assault, one count each of sexual assault and aggravated sexual contact, and three counts of endangering the welfare of the child. During a six-day trial, Middlesex County Assistant Prosecutor Scott LaMountain presented evidence and testimony showing that the defendant sexually assaulted the girl and photographed her on a number of occasions in New Brunswick and in North Brunswick between May 14, 2005, to June 29, 2012. He was arrested and charged after the girl’s mother learned of the assaults and contacted police.
New Brunswick Man Gets 34 Years for Sexually Assaulting a Child
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