New Jersey court gives major win to man who apologized for molesting his niece Rick Rickman Published: August 14, 2025 Lester Garcia has won his appeal and can withdraw his guilty plea for sexual assault (NJDOC/Google Maps)

🔴 Uncle who was living with family in Ocean County wins appeal

🔴 Key evidence obtained by police, including a signed apology, was thrown out

🔴 His release date is days away

SHIP BOTTOM — An appellate decision has given a Honduran man the chance to withdraw his guilty plea for the sexual assault of a victim under 12 years old .

Lester Garcia, now 38, pleaded guilty to the second-degree sex crime after he fled Ocean County and was caught in Fairfax County, Virginia, according to court records.

He was sentenced to seven years in state prison as part of t

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