NJ illegal alien accused of snatching 6-year-old girl from her bed and sexually assaulting her
A horrifying New Jersey kidnapping case has taken an even darker turn after prosecutors filed aggravated sexual assault charges against the man accused of taking a 6-year-old girl from her bedroom in the middle of the night.
Lester Noe Perez-Amador, 27, of Honduras, now faces two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, in addition to previously filed first-degree kidnapping and home-invasion burglary charges.
According to investigators, the nightmare began shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday.
Court documents obtained say the little girl told police Perez-Amador entered her bedroom through an unlocked window, covered her mouth and carried her out of the house.
Surveillance footage allegedly captured a man carrying the child away and later taking her through a church parking lot while covering her mouth. Investigators say he brought her near railroad tracks, where prosecutors allege she was sexually assaulted.
Then, somehow, the 6-year-old made it back. About an hour after authorities received the missing-child report, police found the girl returning toward her home on foot. She was taken to a hospital for treatment. Authorities have said Perez-Amador was known to the child but have not publicly detailed their relationship.
A multi-agency investigation involving local police, New Jersey State Police and the FBI led authorities to Perez-Amador. He was arrested within the first 24 hours of the investigation and is being held in the Warren County jail.
According to information DHS has provided, Perez-Amador is a Honduran national who entered the United States illegally and was subsequently released into the country during the Biden administration. Immigration authorities have now reportedly lodged a detainer against him.
Lester Noe Perez-Amador, 27, of Honduras, now faces two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, in addition to previously filed first-degree kidnapping and home-invasion burglary charges.
According to investigators, the nightmare began shortly before 3 a.m. Saturday.
Court documents obtained say the little girl told police Perez-Amador entered her bedroom through an unlocked window, covered her mouth and carried her out of the house.
Surveillance footage allegedly captured a man carrying the child away and later taking her through a church parking lot while covering her mouth. Investigators say he brought her near railroad tracks, where prosecutors allege she was sexually assaulted.
Then, somehow, the 6-year-old made it back. About an hour after authorities received the missing-child report, police found the girl returning toward her home on foot. She was taken to a hospital for treatment. Authorities have said Perez-Amador was known to the child but have not publicly detailed their relationship.
A multi-agency investigation involving local police, New Jersey State Police and the FBI led authorities to Perez-Amador. He was arrested within the first 24 hours of the investigation and is being held in the Warren County jail.
According to information DHS has provided, Perez-Amador is a Honduran national who entered the United States illegally and was subsequently released into the country during the Biden administration. Immigration authorities have now reportedly lodged a detainer against him.
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