Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew C. Carey announced today that a Sayreville man has been sentenced to serve 17 years in a New Jersey state prison for sexually assaulting a girl over a seven-year period, beginning when she was 10 years old. Sergio Bognar, 49, also was ordered to serve 85 percent of the prison term before he can be eligible for parole, and, after his release, will be subjected to parole supervision for life and must register as a Megan’s Law sex offender. The term was imposed on March 17, 2015 in New Brunswick by Superior Court Judge Dennis Nieves. Bognar was sentenced after he was convicted on October 6, 2014 of two counts of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of sexual assault and one count each of attempted aggravated sexual assault, attempted sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual contact, criminal sexual contact and endangering the welfare of a child. He was found guilty following a five-week trial in which Middlesex County Deputy First Assistant Prosecutor Christie L. Bevacqua presented evidence and testimony showing Bognar sexually assaulted the girl on numerous occasions at two locations in Sayreville between May 2004 and July 2011. The defendant was represented by the law firm of Benedict and Altman of New Brunswick.
The investigation began when the victim’s mother contacted authorities after the last incident on July 11, 2011.