NEWARK, NJ — New Jersey Transit Police have charged a man with criminal sexual contact after identifying him from a victim’s description given to police a few days earlier, according to a Sept. 13 press release.
At approximately 9:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 9, 50-year-old Raghavan E. Narayanan of Hillsborough was arrested at Newark Penn Station and charged with criminal sexual contact. Officers recognized him from a description given by a female customer, who reported that a man had inappropriately touched her while on board an NJ Transit train two days earlier.
“We are grateful that the New Jersey Transit Police were able to act so quickly in apprehending this person,” interim Executive Director Dennis Martin said in the release. “The safety of our customers is paramount to us and we do not take that lightly.”
“The officers of the New Jersey Transit Police Department are the eyes and ears of the state’s transportation system,” Police Chief Christopher Trucillo said in the release. “Incidents like this reinforce how our police department is vigilant when it comes to protecting our customers both in plain sight and behind the scenes.”
Narayanan was issued a summons and released pending a court date for later this month.
The charges and allegations contained in this release are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proved guilty in a court of law.
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