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New Brunswick Pastor Charged with Explicit Contact Involving Juvenile

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New Brunswick Pastor Charged with Explicit Contact Involving Juvenile

What happened

Authorities in Middlesex County have charged Roby D. Cruz-Hernandez, a 61-year-old pastor from Somerset, with explicit contact and endangering the welfare of a child.

Where it happened

  • New Brunswick, Middlesex County.

What remains unclear

  • The charges follow an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and the New Brunswick Police Department into allegations involving a juvenile victim.

Authorities in Middlesex County have charged Roby D. Cruz-Hernandez, a 61-year-old pastor from Somerset, with explicit contact and endangering the welfare of a child. The charges follow an investigation by the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office and the New Brunswick Police Department into allegations involving a juvenile victim. Cruz-Hernandez, a pastor at Iglesia Pentecostal El Mesias, was arrested at his home without incident. He faces second-degree and third-degree charges. Officials are seeking additional information from the public.

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