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Man Charged In Piscataway Home Invasion, Sexual Assault: Prosecutor

A Mercer County man has been charged with attempted murder in a home invasion, authorities said.

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Justin Surofsky, 26, of Hightstown was arrested in East Windsor without incident and charged with two counts of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, first- degree Criminal Attempt-Murder, second-degree Burglary, third-degree Aggravated Criminal Sexual Contact, second-degree Kidnapping, third-degree Criminal Restraint, second-degree Aggravated Assault, and first-degree Robbery, according to Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone.

 On Thursday, July 6, at 1:24 p.m., authorities responded to a residence in Piscataway after receiving a 911 call reporting an assault. Police located the victim, an adult female, who had sustained injuries and was transported to the hospital for treatment.

An initial investigation by the Piscataway Police Department revealed that the victim was sexually assaulted. 

Further investigation by Detective Sean Morelli of the Piscataway Police Department and Detective Daniela Castro of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victim’s Unit determined that Surofsky was the assailant, Ciccone said.

On Thursday, July 6, Surofsky was arrested in East Windsor without incident.

Surofsky is being held in the Middlesex County Adult Correctional Center pending the results of a pre-trial detention hearing in Superior Court.

The investigation is active and continuing.

Anyone with information or surveillance footage is asked to call Detective Morelli of the Piscataway Police Department at (732) 562-2355 or Detective Castro of the Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office at (732) 745-3652.

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