Man Rapes 12-Year-Old Girl Multiple Times In NJ, Officials Say

BRIDGETON, NJ — A 35-year-old man from Bridgeton admitted he sexually assaulted a girl in 2025, the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office said.

Alex Torres-Lopez pleaded guilty as part of an agreement to one count of first-degree aggravated sexual assault on Thursday.

In January, detectives learned from the Trenton Police that a 12-year-old girl who lived in the city was the victim of a sexual assault.

Torres-Lopez was then identified as a subject.

According to authorities, Torres-Lopez met the girl on social media using Snapchat and Roblox.

He then met her in Trenton during the fall of 2025 for sexual intercourse on multiple occasions.

Torres-Lopez also had the girl send him pornographic photos and videos of herself, officials said.

The state is recommending a sentence of 20 years in jail without parole in accordance with the Jessica Lunsford Act.

Torres-Lopez will also have to be assessed at the state Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center, be subject to parole supervision for life, and register as a sex offender under Megan's Law.

Sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 8, 2027.

Anyone who has information regarding this case or others like it is asked to contact the Internet Crimes Against Children Unit at (609) 989-6568 or the New Jersey Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force at (888) 648-6007.

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