Jersey City man pleads guilty to sexual assault of young children
By Michaelangelo Conte/The Jersey Journal
March 30, 2010, 8:50PM

A 72-year-old Jersey City man has pleaded guilty to having sex with two young children over a period of years while the girls were between the ages of 8 and 11, officials said.

Renato Gomez pleaded guilty today to two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault and under the terms of the plea deal will face 15 years in prison when sentenced, said Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Jane Weiner.

"If you molest a child in Hudson County, even if they don't tell right away, when it is finally reported, this office will prosecute the offender to the fullest extent of the law," Weiner said.
"The Special Victims Unit detectives did a great job with this investigation."

Gomez admitted forcing the girls to perform oral sex on him from January of 2003 to December of 2008 in the case of one victim, and from January 2006 through October of 2009 in the case of the other, Weiner said.

One of the girls saw Gomez fondling the other victim in September 2009 and called police, finally bringing the matter to the attention of the authorities, Weiner said.

At first, Gomez denied everything, but under questioning by detectives he finally admitted to molesting the girls, Weiner said.

Gomez said he began molesting the girls because his wife stopped having sex with him, Weiner said, adding that he has no prior criminal record.

The prosecutor said the victims' parents knew nothing about the sexual abuse they were suffering and the parents have been very supportive of the girls. She said the girls are doing as well as can be expected.