NORTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. – Police investigating the sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl in Plainfield have announced they have arrested 39-year-old Fabian Osuna-Vargas in Salt Lake City, Utah.
According to Somerset County Prosecutor McDonald, a 9-year-old female victim reported being sexually assaulted by an adult and was interviewed by a detective from the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit.
“The victim stated that she was sexually assaulted by Osuna-Vargas earlier that day in North Plainfield. As a result of this investigation, which was conducted by the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office and North Plainfield Police Department, defendant Osuna-Vargas was charged with 1st degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, and 2nd degree Endangering the Welfare of a Minor,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.
In October, Vargas boarded a flight to Salt Lake City from Chicago. He was met by Salt Lake City Police Department officers who were waiting for him when his plane landed. On Friday, he was returned to New Jersey where he will face trial for charges of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.