Authorities have announced charges have been filed against a man accused of sexually assaulting a young child in Bergen County.

Diego A. Zhinin, 37, of Teaneck, was arrested on Saturday, the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement. He is charged with second-degree sexual assault, two counts of second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and third-degree aggravated criminal sexual contact.

The state Division of Child Protection and Permanency contacted authorities on Friday, reporting the sexual abuse of a child under the age of 16. Investigators later alleged that Zhinin sexually assaulted the juvenile between November 2020 and July 2025.

Zhinin is in custody at Bergen County Jail pending his first court appearance.

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