Eric Lleras allegedly assaulted the child while he resided as a tenant in the child's Clifton home, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes.
Eric Lleras (Passaic County Prosecutor's Office) CLIFTON - A 43-year-old Belleville man has been charged with sexually assaulting a 7-year-old girl, authorities said Friday.
Eric Lleras allegedly assaulted the child while he resided as a tenant in the child's Clifton home, according to Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes.
Lleras was arrested after a joint investigation between the prosecutor's Special Victims Unit and the Clifton Police Department, according to Valdes.
He was charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, one count of second-degree sexual assault and one count of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, the prosecutor said.
Lleras faces 40 years in prison if convicted of the charges, Valdes said.
A judge set bail at $300,000 with no 10 percent option. The case has been referred to a grand jury, the prosecutor said.
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