Alfredo Rosales, 51, of Englewood, and Esperanza Mani-Cortez, 44, of Philadelphia, were arrested on sexual assault and child endangerment charges, authorities said
ENGLEWOOD --A Bergen County man has been charged with paying a Philadelphia woman to arrange sexual encounters with two juvenile girls on multiple occasions since 2010, authorities said Monday.
Alfredo Rosales, 51, of Englewood, and Esperanza Mani-Cortez, 44, of Philadelphia, face multiple sexual assault and child endangerment charges, acting Bergen County Prosecutor Gurbir S. Grewal said.
Rosales was engaging in sexual activity with a 14-year-old girl and had been sexually assaulting another girl, 12, since 2010, authorities said. Englewood police received information Friday that Rosales was with the 14-year-old girl, authorities said.
Officials said the juveniles were made available to Rosales through Mani-Cortez, who "received financial compensation" in exchange.
Rosales and Mani-Cortez were arrested Saturday and each charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault, two counts of sexual assault by sexual contact, one count of aggravated criminal sexual contact and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, the prosecutor's office said.
Judge Gregg Padovano set Rosales's bail at $500,000 and Mani-Cortez's at $300,000.
Both were ordered to have no contact with the victims and must surrender their passports as conditions of bail, the prosecutor's office said.
The two remain at the Bergen County Jail and are scheduled to make their first appearances in court Tuesday.
Rosales and Mani-Cortez were arrested following an investigation by the prosecutor's office Special Victims Unit and Englewood police.
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