Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of Nasir Newsome, 25, of Paterson, on aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault and terroristic threats charges.
According to Prosecutor Musella, on Friday, December 3, the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of an inmate within the Bergen County Jail.
An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office revealed that inmate Newsome sexually assaulted another inmate in the Bergen County Jail in Hackensack.
As a result of the investigation, on Friday, December 3, Newsome was arrested in Hackensack and charged with aggravated sexual assault, aggravated assault and terroristic threats.
Newsome was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack.