ELIZABETH, NJ – An Elizabeth man has been charged with multiple counts of assault against a child and will be held in jail during his trial, according to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office.
“In early January, the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit received a report of a sexual assault of a juvenile female. That investigation revealed that the alleged episodes occurred from 2005 through 2015,” according to Assistant Prosecutor Kathleen Dillon, who is prosecuting the case. “As the investigation progressed Special Victims Unit Detectives learned of the identity of two additional victims, both juveniles at the time, who defendant repeatedly sexually assaulted between the years of 2003 and 2009. All three victims were less than 13 years old during the duration of these crimes.”
According to the Union County Prosecutor’s Office, Ivan Calderon, 60, of Elizabeth, has been charged with one count of first-degree aggravated sexual assault, three counts of second-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child, one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, one count of third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact and one count of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact.
“Calderon was arrested in late January and lodged in the Union County Jail after being charged with sexually assaulting the first victim. As a result of the Special Victims Unit continuing investigation, he was subsequently charged with the sexual assaults of the additional two females during the first week of March. Calderon will remain detained prior to his trial or the final disposition of his cases,” UCPO said in a statement.