A Cape May County corrections officer has been indicted in the sexual assault of a girl younger than 13.
Jonathan Perez, 33, faces charges of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.
New Jersey State Police Woodbine barracks received a report Feb. 11 that Perez had been sexually assaulting the girl for an extended period of time.
An investigation was initiated by State Police and Cape May County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit.
Perez has been jailed since Feb. 12, and is being held in the Atlantic County Justice Facility. He is suspended without pay.
Aggravated sexual assault of a victim younger than 13 is subject to 25 years to life in prison under the Jessica Lunsford Act.
