BOUND BROOK, NJ – A Bound Brook man has been arrested and charged for an assault against a 12-year-old girl. According to Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald, Lenic S. Galvin, age 20, of was charged with first degree aggravated sexual assault of a minor and other charges.
Prosecutor McDonald said, “On Tuesday the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office received information that a 12-year-old victim was alleging that she was sexually assaulted in Bound Brook by an unknown male who she met on social media.”
According to court records, the investigation into the alleged sexual assault was conducted by detectives from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit and detectives from the Bound Brook Borough Police Department.
“The 12-year-old female was interviewed by a detective from the Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Unit. The victim stated that she met an unknown male on social media, whom was later identified as Lenic Galvin. Galvin arranged for transportation for the victim to his residence where he sexually assaulted her,” investigators allege.
On Wednesday, July 27, 2022, as a result of this investigation, Defendant Galvin was arrested without incident in Bound Brook and charged with 1st degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, 2nd degree Sexual Assault by Contact and 3rd degree Endangering the Welfare of a Minor. Defendant Galvin was lodged in the Somerset County Jail pending a detention hearing.