1HACKENSACK, NJ – A 42-year-old Hackensack woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after authorities say she knew about a juvenile being sexually assaulted and failed to stop it.

Jennifer Garcia-Mota was arrested in Paramus on Friday after investigators determined she had prior knowledge of the alleged assaults and allowed them to continue.

She is charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child and is being held in the Bergen County Jail pending her first court appearance.

Key Points

Jennifer Garcia-Mota, 42, of Hackensack, was charged with second-degree endangering the welfare of a child.

Investigators say she knew about past sexual assaults of a juvenile and let them continue.

Garcia-Mota was arrested in Paramus and remains in custody awaiting

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