Crime & Safety

Belmar Man Indicted on Attempted Sexual Assault Charge

Indictment cites May 29 incident

A Belmar man has been charged with attempted sexual assault.

According to an indictment handed down by the Monmouth County Superior Court, Leonel Vasquez-Jimenz of 8th Avenue is charged with one count each of the second degree crime of attempted sexual assault and the fourth degree crime of criminal sexual contact.

The charges stem from a May 29 incident in which the 26-year-old attempted to commit an act of sexual penetration on an unnamed victim by way of physical force or coercion.

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