Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 36-year-old VINCENZO CARBONE of Hasbrouck Heights, NJ on charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault by sexual contact, and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Matthew Finck, and the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department under the direction of Chief Joseph Rink.
On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, the Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a child that had occurred in the past in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department revealed that VINCENZO CARBONE sexually assault assaulted a child under the age of 13 in Hasbrouck Heights, NJ.
As a result of the investigation, on Friday, August 30, 2024, CARBONE was charged with first degree aggravated sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a (1); second-degree sexual assault by contact, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2b; and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, N.J.S.A 2C:24-4a.
On Monday, September 23, 2024, VINCENZO CARBONE surrendered himself to the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department and was subsequently remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, NJ.
Prosecutor Musella states that the charges are merely accusations, and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. He would like to thank the Hasbrouck Heights Police Department for its assistance in this investigation.
