A man arrested for criminal sexual contact in 2016 with minors has pleaded guilty according to a statement by the Gloucester County Prosecutor's Office.
Brandon A. Martinez-Tapia 22, pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of second-degree sexual assault when the victim is between 13 and 15 years old, and the defendant is at least four years older.
Authorities said the offenses Martinez-Tapia acknowledged occurred in Swedesboro on diverse dates between April 2014 and July 2016.
Police arrested Martinez in July 2017 and charged him with the crimes the statement said.
In a negotiated plea, Assistant Gloucester County Prosecutor Dana Anton will recommend that Martinez is sentenced to nine years in New Jersey state prison. Under New Jersey’s No Early Release Act, he must serve 85 percent of the sentence before he is eligible for parole.
Superior Court Judge Kevin T. Smith accepted the pleas and deferred sentencing until Martinez-Tapia is evaluated at the state’s Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, a facility for sex offenders in Avenel.
If he is found to be a repetitive and compulsive offender, he may serve his sentence at the Avenel facility and undergo treatment there.