Crime & Safety
Man Sexually Assaulted Girl In Jersey City Over 2-Year Period, Jury Says
A girl under 13 was sexually assaulted in Jersey City by a man she knew, a jury decided Thursday.
HUDSON COUNTY, NJ — A Bayonne man sexually assaulted a girl under 13 multiple times in Jersey City, a jury decided Thursday.
Jhaitan Snow, 40, was found guilty Thursday of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a minor, said the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office.
Snow was found guilty after a week-long trial, prosecutors said.
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The crimes occurred at a Jersey City residence on various dates between August 2020 and March 2022, prosecutors said.
The girl was known to the defendant, prosecutors said.
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Snow faces a minimum sentence of 25 years in New Jersey State Prison and is parole ineligible for 25 years under the Jessica Lunsford Act, prosecutors said.
Sentencing is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 9, 2026.
The state was represented at trial by Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Andrew Baginski, prosecutors said.
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