PATERSON, NJ – Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes announced on Friday that Antwan Campbell, 40, of Paterson, New Jersey, was found guilty of first-degree Aggravated Sexual Assault, two counts of second-degree Sexual Assault, and two counts of second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child. The jury trial took place before the Honorable Sohail Mohammed.
On February 11, 2019, the Paterson Police Department contacted the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit to report that a seven-year-old child and an eleven-year-old child made sexual abuse allegations against Campbell. The children reported being sexually abused by Campbell on different occasions between November 2018 and February 2019 at their home in Paterson, New Jersey. Judge Mohammed scheduled Campbell’s sentencing hearing for July 13, 2023, and remanded Campbell to the custody of the Passaic County Jail pending sentence. Campbell faces a potential sentence of 25 years to life in New Jersey State Prison for his crimes.