A Union County jury on Wednesday found an Elizabeth man guilty of 2nd degree sexual assault and 3rd degree endangering welfare of a child, announced Prosecutor Theodore
J. Romankow.
Gabriel Alvarado, DOB: 9/12/1960 of Elizabeth faces at least 10 years in prison when he is sentenced on July 31, said Assistant Prosecutor Scott Peterson, who handled the case.
According to the investigation, Alvarado was a family friend of the victim, who was seven years old at the time she told her parents of the man’s inappropriate touching, said Peterson. Prosecutors believe that Alvarado touched the child several times while she was at his house between 2005-2006.
The parents contacted police who launched an investigation. Alvarado was arrested a short time later. The jury’s verdict came after a three-week trial and nearly 8 hours of deliberation. |
