Asbury Park man sentenced for sexual abuse of teen relatives
FREEHOLD - An Asbury Park man has been sentenced to prison in the sexually abuse of two teenage relatives over the course of several years, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Monday.
Walter Orlando Perez-Ramos, 35, has been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison for the crimes after being convicted at trial last fall, Santiago said. He will be required to serve at least 85 percent of the first 16 years of the sentence before being eligible for parole.
On May 3, 2021, the Asbury Park Police first received information regarding the abuse of the two victims, then ages 16 and 17, according to the announcement. An investigation found that the abuse involved dozens of incidents on various dates from May 2015 through May 2020, each involving inappropriate touching.
Perez-Ramos was arrested later in May 2021 and remained in custody at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, Santiago said.
After the weeklong trial that ended in November 2022, Perez-Ramos was convicted on two counts of second-degree sexual assault, two counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and a single count of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact, the prosecutor said.
During Friday’s sentencing hearing, Judge Jill G. O’Malley also ordered that Perez-Ramos register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law and be subject to Parole Supervision for Life upon his release, the announcement said.
Jenna Calderón covers breaking news and cold cases in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Before coming to the Press, she covered The Queen City for Cincinnati Magazine in Ohio. Contact her at 330-590-3903; jcalderon@gannettnj.com
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