New York Man Charged with Sexually Assaulting Jersey City Girl Met Through Social Media

The Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit has charged a New York man with sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl he met through social media.

Cecilio Viera-Viera

The man, identified as Cecilio Viera-Viera, age 21, of Freeport, New York, has been charged with Aggravated Sexual Assault; two counts of second-degree Sexual Assault by Contact; Luring and Enticing; and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.

Viera-Viera met the victim on social media and lured her through conversations and interactions to meet him in person on June 4, 2021 in Jersey City, at which time he lured her into his vehicle and sexually assaulted her. 

Viera-Viera was arrested yesterday by members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Freeport Police without incident at his home in Freeport, New York.

Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, the Jersey City Police Department, and the Freeport Police Department for the investigation and arrest. 

Anyone wishing to report a sex crime should call the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit (SVU) at 201-915-1234. The above charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6).