Pedro Castillo-Valdes of Barnegat Charged With Sexual Assault

Pedro Castillo-Valdes of Barnegat Charged With Sexual Assault

Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal announced the arrest of 35-year old PEDRO A. CASTILLO-VALDES of 241 Montclair Road South, Barnegat, New Jersey, (DOB: 10/16/1980), on charges of 1st degree Aggravated Sexual Assault and 2nd degree Sexual Assault. The arrest is the result of a joint investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit under the direction of Chief Carmen MARTINO and the Lyndhurst Police Department under the direction of Chief James O’CONNOR.

On Friday, April 22, 2016, a female reported to the Lyndhurst Police Department that in the early morning hours of Friday, April 22, 2016, she was sexually assaulted in her residence by a male acquaintance while she was sleeping. An investigation ensued by the Lyndhurst Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit. The investigation revealed that CASTILLO-VALDES approached the female while she was asleep and sexually assaulted her. She was awoken during the assault.

On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, based on the investigation and interviews, Pedro CASTILLO-VALDES was charged with one count of Aggravated Sexual Assault and one count of Sexual Assault. The Honorable CHRISTOPHER R. KAZLAU, J.S.C. of Bergen County Superior Court set bail at $100,000.00 with no 10 percent option. CASTILLO-VALDES is to have no contact with the victim or her family and must surrender his passport as conditions of his bail. CASTILLO-VALDES was remanded to the Bergen County Jail in lieu of bail. He is scheduled to make his first appearance on April 29, 2016 at 8:30 AM in Central Judicial Processing Court.

Acting Bergen County Prosecutor Grewal states that the charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

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