El fiscal del condado de Ocean, Bradley D.. Billhimer anunció que en marzo 5, 2023, Ronald Yaniak, 56, del municipio de Little Egg Harbor, was charged with Criminal Sexual Contact in connection with an incident that occurred in Tuckerton on March 4, 2023.
En marzo 4, 2023, the Borough of Tuckerton Police Department received a 911 call from a female stating that she was touched inappropriately by an Uber driver while she was utilizing the ride-sharing service. An investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victim’s Unit and the Borough of Tuckerton Police Department determined that the victim and three fellow passengers called for an Uber ride from Barnegat to Tuckerton. During the ride, the Uber driver inappropriately touched the victim – who was seated in the front passenger seat of the vehicle.
Further investigation revealed that Yaniak was the driver of the subject vehicle and that he did, En realidad, touch the victim inappropriately. En marzo 5, 2023, Yaniak was charged with Criminal Sexual Contact at the Tuckerton Police Department, procesada, and released on a summons pending a future appearance in Ocean County Superior Court.
Prosecutor Billhimer acknowledges the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victim’s Unit and Borough of Tuckerton Police Department for their collaborative efforts in connection with this investigation.
Los cargos mencionados anteriormente son meras acusaciones y se recuerda a la prensa y al público que todos los acusados se presumen inocentes a menos y hasta que se demuestre su culpabilidad más allá de toda duda razonable en un tribunal de justicia..
RPC. 3.6(b)(6).