Hudson Prosecutor Charges 56-Year Old Jersey City Man With Sex Crime Involving 11-Year Old Girl

Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez has announced that a Jersey City man has been charged with a sex crime against an 11-year old girl.  Prosecutor Suarez has released the following information:

On Wednesday, March 16, 2022, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested 56-year old, William Dudek of Jersey City, on charges relating to a sex crime involving an 11-year-old girl. Dudek was charged with Sexual Assault by Contact, a crime of the second degree, and Endangering the Welfare of a child, a crime of the third degree.

He was remanded to the Hudson County Correctional Facility in Kearny pending his first court appearance. The State has filed a detention motion, which is tentatively scheduled to be heard on Wednesday, March 23, 2022.

The crime occurred on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, before 4 p.m. on Central Avenue in Jersey City.  Dudek is a stranger to the victim. Prosecutor Suarez credited the Special Victims Unit with the investigation and thanked the Jersey City Police Department for their assistance.

Anyone wishing to report a sex crime should call the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) at 201-915-1234. The above charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty.