By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Passaic County announced that based upon an investigation by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, Keshawn Harley, 38 years old, from Paterson, was arrested in connection to a sexual assault that took place on June 16, 2023.
Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes stated that Keshawn Harley is charged with Sexual Assault, second-degree, Aggravated Assault, third-degree, and the Disorderly Persons offense of Simple Assault.
Officials said that on June 17, 2023, an adult female victim reported that she had been sexually assaulted and physically assaulted on June 16, 2023, in the area of 10th Avenue in East 26th Street in Paterson.
Based on the ensuing investigation conducted by the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office, officials say Keshawn Harley was identified and charged.
According to officials, on June 16, 2024, at approximately 10:00 a.m., members of the Passaic County Prosecutors Office arrested Keshawn Harley in the area of Park Avenue and East 22nd Street in Paterson.
The sentencing exposure for second-degree Sexual Assault is 5 to 10 years in New Jersey State Prison, with 85% of the sentence to be served before parole eligibility pursuant to the No Early Release Act, on third degree Aggravated Assault, it is 3 to 5 years in New Jersey State, and on the disorderly persons offense of Simple Assault, it is up to 6 months in county jail, officials said.
Authorities say the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office has filed a motion for pretrial detention, which will be heard before the Honorable Barbara J. Buono Stanton, J.S.C., on June 25, 2024.