Essex County Jail Holds 63-Year-Old Man on Sexual Assault, Privacy Charges

May 24, 2026

Newark, NJ — A 63-year-old man remains jailed in Essex County after authorities filed multiple sexual assault and invasion of privacy charges tied to separate case numbers, according to jail records released over the weekend.

Gustavo Lorenzo-Borges was booked into the Essex County Correctional Facility on Saturday, May 23, and is currently housed at the jail’s main complex in Newark. Records show prosecutors filed multiple counts alleging sexual assault involving force or coercion, criminal sexual contact and invasion of privacy tied to recording a sex act without consent.

The charges span three separate case numbers listed in the jail system.

Multiple Sex Crime Charges Filed

According to inmate records, Lorenzo-Borges faces two separate counts of sexual assault under New Jersey statute 2C:14-2C(1), which alleges force or coercion without severe personal injury.

Authorities also charged him with two counts of invasion of privacy involving the alleged recording of sexual acts without consent, along with multiple criminal sexual contact allegations.


Key Points

• Gustavo Lorenzo-Borges was booked into Essex County Jail on May 23
• Charges include sexual assault, invasion of privacy and criminal sexual contact
• Jail records show multiple case numbers connected to the allegations


Jail records identify Lorenzo-Borges as a U.S. citizen born in Portugal. No aliases or immigration detainers were listed in the inmate database reviewed Sunday.

Authorities have not publicly released details about the alleged incidents, including the number of complainants, dates of the accusations or where the alleged offenses occurred.

No bond amount or projected release date appeared in the jail records.