For Immediate Release:
September 10, 2026

Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella announced the arrest of 39-year-old VICTOR G. SAYAS of Oakland, NJ on charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child. The arrest was the result of an investigation conducted by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office, under the direction of Chief Jeff Angermeyer, and the Oakland Police Department, under the direction of Officer-In-Charge Stephen Broek.

On Monday, September 7, 2026, the Oakland Police Department contacted the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit regarding an alleged sexual assault. An investigation by the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Oakland Police Department revealed that VICTOR G. SAYAS sexually assaulted a female victim under the age of thirteen in Oakland.

As a result of the investigation, on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, VICTOR G. SAYAS was arrested in Oakland, NJ and charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault, N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(1); 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). SAYAS was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending a first appearance in Bergen County Superior 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. Prosecutor Musella would like to thank the Oakland Police Department and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this investigation.