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For Immediate Release:
February 21, 2023

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of BRIAN GRANADOS (DOB: 5/02/1990; single; lot attendant) of Fort Lee, NJ, on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest is the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office under the direction of Chief Jason Love and the Fairview Police Department under the direction of Chief David Brennan.

On Sunday, February 19, 2023, the Fairview Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding the alleged sexual assault of a child. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Fairview Police Department revealed that BRIAN GRANADOS sexually assaulted the child, who was 13 years old or younger, in Fairview, NJ.

As a result of the investigation, on Sunday, February 19, 2023, BRIAN GRANADOS was charged with second-degree sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2b; and third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a(1). GRANADOS was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, NJ.

Prosecutor Musella states that the charges are merely accusations and that the defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt, and he would like to thank the Fairview Police Department for its assistance in this investigation.