Carlstadt NJ, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of MARLON MENDOZA-SALAS (DOB: 03/22/1991; married; truck driver) of Carlstadt, NJ on charges of Sexual Assault By Sexual Contact, Invasion Of Privacy, and Endangering The Welfare Of A Child. The arrest is a result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Robert Anzilotti and the Carlstadt Police Department under the direction of Chief Thomas Berta.
Ridgewood YMCA issues statement on temporary worker charged in sexual assault of minor
MONDAY MARCH 3, 2014, 6:23 PM
BY CHRIS HARRIS
STAFF WRITER
THE RECORD
RIDGEWOOD — A Glen Rock man charged with sexually assaulting a minor several years ago has not worked at the Ridgewood YMCA since early February, according to a statement issued by the facility Monday.
Abelardo Ramirez, 46, worked as a temporary maintenance worker at the “Ridgewood YMCA/YWCA as a joint employee of the Ridgewood YMCA and YWCA, Bergen County,” the statement said.
It adds Ramirez was “employed on a part-time, occasional basis, for five months ending on February 7, 2014, and previously for approximately one year and eight months as an employee of Jannet International, the company that cleans our facility.”
Ramirez was arrested Feb. 17 and charged with aggravated and criminal sexual assault, as well as endangering a minor, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office.
Ramirez is accused of assaulting a Bergenfield girl — now 23 — for a period of three years until she turned 18. He remains in the county jail on $350,000 bail.
“The media reported incident did not occur at our facility nor during the time Mr. Ramirez worked in our building,” the statement noted.
