On Tuesday, January 31, 2023, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested Noe Ventura-Amaya, 20, of West New York, for committing sex crimes on a female minor. The crimes occurred on multiple dates in 2021 and 2022 while the victim was between 12 and 14 years old. The defendant and victim are known to one another.
Ventura-Amaya is charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(1), a crime of the first degree; Sexual Assault by Contact in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2b, a crime of the second degree; Sexual Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2c(4), a crime of the third degree; Criminal Sexual Contact in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3b, a crime of the fourth degree; Aggravated Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:12-1b(7), a crime of the third degree; Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a(1), a crime of the third degree; and Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C: 24-4a(2), a crime of the third degree. He was arrested at his residence in West New York and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance. The State has filed a Detention Motion, which is tentatively scheduled for Monday, February 6, 2023.
Prosecutor Suarez credited the Special Victims Unit and West New York Police Department with the investigation and arrest. Anyone wishing to report a sex crime should call the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) at 201-915-1234. The above charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6).
