NEW BRUNSWICK (NJ)
MyCentralJersey.com
August 30, 2024
By Suzanne Russell
A 61-year-old pastor at a Throop Avenue church has been charged with sexually assaulting a child.
Roby D. Cruz-Hernandez, of the Somerset section of Franklin, a pastor at Iglesia Pentecostal El Mesias, was arrested at his home and charged with sexual assault, a second-degree crime, and endangering the welfare of a child, a third-degree crime, Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone and New Brunswick Police Chief Vincent Sabo announced.
On Aug. 28 Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Detective Daniela Castro, who works in the Special Victims Unit, and New Brunswick Detective William Coleman began investigating allegations a juvenile had been sexually assaulted by Cruz-Hernandez, according to the prosecutor’s office.
The pastor was arrested following the investigation.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Detective Castro at 732-745-3652 or Detective Coleman at 732-745-5222.