N.J. man, 46, charged with sexually assaulting a child, authorities say – NJ.com

An Essex County man was arrested Wednesday and charged with sexually assaulting a child in Bergen County, authorities said.

Terrell Wilson, of Irvington, is charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and related charges, according to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella.

Police contacted the county’s special victim’s unit on Sunday to report a child had been assaulted sexually in Hackensack, Musella said in a statement.

Detectives arrested Wilson on Wednesday in Irvington. In addition to sexual assault and endangering, Wilson is charged with two other related third-degree charges, Musella said.

Wilson was held in the Bergen County Jail pending a first-appearance court hearing, the prosecutor said.

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