There is an active investigation into a home invasion burglary that police said had three men arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a Kearny woman.
According to police, at approximately 7:30 a.m. on December 22, the Kearny Police Department received a report of a burglary at a residence in the center of town.
Responding officers found a victim who reported that several males entered her apartment demanding money, before sexually assaulting her and then leaving with her automobile.
The subsequent investigation conducted by the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Kearny Police Department, with assistance from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has led to the arrest of three suspects involved with this home invasion.
Police said December 29th, Mr. David Gualteros, 21, of Newark, was arrested in Newark by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Kearny Police Department, Newark Police Department, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Authorities charged Gualteros with Aggravated Sexual Assault, Kidnapping, Robbery, Conspiracy to Commit Robbery and Burglary, Terroristic Threats and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Police said on December 29th, Mr. Erick Leon-Farinango, 21, of Belleville, was arrested in Belleville by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Kearny Police Department, Belleville Police Department, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Authorities charged Farinango with Conspiracy to Commit Robbery, Burglary in violation of Conspiracy to Commit Burglary, and Theft by Unlawful Taking. Police said additional charges against Leon-Farinango are expected to be filed.
Finally, police said on December 29th, Mr. Evin Ferman-Argueta, 24, of Newark, was arrested in Newark by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office, Kearny Police Department, Newark Police Department, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Police charged Arguenta with Aggravated Sexual Assault, Kidnapping, Burglary, Conspiracy to Commit Burglary, Theft by Unlawful Taking, Terroristic Threats, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
In addition to the Special Victims Unit, Prosecutor Esther Suarez credited the Kearny Police Department, the Newark Police Department, the Belleville Police Department, the Hillsborough Police Department, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement for assisting with the arrests.
The Prosecutor’s SVU is actively investigating the case with assistance from the Kearny Police Department.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit at 201-915-1234 or to leave an anonymous tip on the Prosecutor’s official website at http://www.hudsoncountyprosecutorsofficenj.org/homicide-tip/. All information will be kept confidential.
The above charges are merely accusations, and the defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6).