A 76-year-old Bergen County man has been arrested and charged with sexually assaulting a child in Hackensack, officials said.
Phillip Porter of Hackensack was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, and second-degree sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
The Hackensack Police Department contacted county officials about the alleged sexual assault on Saturday, it was stated in a news release. Officials said the child was under the age of 13.
Porter is being held in the Bergen County Jail until his first court appearance.
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