9Hackensack woman charged for allowing child sex abuse to continue

Hackensack, NJ – A 42-year-old Hackensack woman has been arrested and charged with endangering the welfare of a child after investigators say she knew about ongoing sexual assaults involving a juvenile and failed to intervene.

Jennifer Garcia-Mota was taken into custody last Friday in Paramus following a joint investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Hackensack Police Department. Authorities say she had prior knowledge of past sexual assaults against a juvenile and knowingly allowed the abuse to continue.

The investigation began in early November, when Hackensack Police contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office regarding allegations of historical sexual abuse involving a

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