NORTH BERGEN, New Jersey (WABC) -- Authorities in New Jersey have arrested a suspect in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a woman inside a cemetery.
27-year-old Oscar Ramirez was arrested on multiple charges, including aggravated sexual assault, robbery and kidnapping.
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The incident happened shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Oct. 26 near John F. Kennedy Boulevard in North Bergen.
Prosecutors say a 23-year-old woman was walking along 46th Street when she was grabbed by the suspect, threatened with a sharp object, then pulled into the Grove Church Cemetery where the sexual assault is alleged to have occurred.
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Ramirez was transported to the Union County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance. A hearing is scheduled for Nov. 6.
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