A Tennessee man waived extradition and was returned to Bergen County this week to face charges that he sexually abused a woman beginning two decades ago when she was 7 years old, authorities said.
Alex L. Safanova, 62. (Bergen County Prosecutor's Office)
Alex L. Safanova, 62, of Dayton, was arrested Aug. 27 while visiting family in Connecticut and charged with aggravated sexual assault and sexual assault, according to the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.
Last month, the 27-year-old woman told Special Victims Unit investigators that Safanova assaulted her when she was between 7 and 14, the prosecutor's office said.
Safanova assaulted her when he was living in Hackensack, according to prosecutors. He knew the alleged victim.
Bergen County Jail records show Safanova was being held in lieu of $300,000 bail. It was not immediately clear if he had retained an attorney.
Authorities asked anyone with information about the case to call the prosecutor's office at 201-226-5742.
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