Teen serial rapist arrested in Ewing

EWING >> An underage male accused of being a serial rapist has been arrested and charged with aggravated sex assault.

Officials say the 16-yearold male from Ewing arranged to meet an adult female through the website Backpage.com last month, and then sexually assaulted her at knifepoint near his home.

Police arrested the teen on March 30, and further investigation led them to a similar incident that happened last year.

Prosecutors allege the teen sexually assaulted a different adult female in August 2016. The teen was charged with additional aggravated assault and weapons offenses in connection with that incident.

The juvenile defendant appeared in Mercer County Family Court last week and remains incarcerated at the Middlesex County Juvenile Detention Center. His name has not been released.

Prosecutors are reviewing the cases to determine if they will seek to waive the juvenile defendant to adult court.

Anyone with information about these or similar incidents is asked to contact Detective Sgt. Robert Litz III at 609-882-1313, extension 7595. Or use the Ewing police confidential tipline at 609-882-7530.