An area man who was convicted last fall of sexually abusing two juvenile siblings over the course of several years has been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced on Monday.

Walter Orlando Perez-Ramos, 35, of Asbury Park, will be required to serve at least 85 percent of the first 16 years of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole under the provisions of New Jersey’s No Early Release Act (NERA), in accordance with the terms set down during a Friday afternoon sentencing hearing before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Jill G. O’Malley.

During Friday’s sentencing hearing, Judge O’Malley also ordered that Perez-Ramos register as a sex offender under Megan’s Law and be subject to parole supervision for life upon his release.

Following the weeklong trial that ended in November of 2022, Perez-Ramos was convicted of two counts of second-degree sexual assault, two counts of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and a single count of fourth-degree criminal sexual contact. Perez-Ramos was arrested later in May 2021 and remained in custody at the Monmouth County Correctional Institution (MCCI).

The case background …

On Monday, May 3, 2021, Asbury Park police first received information regarding the abuse of the two victims, then ages 16 and 17.

An investigation by the Asbury Park Police Department determined that the abuse had involved dozens of incidents taking place on various dates from May 2015 through May 2020, each involving inappropriate touching.

MCPO Special Victims Bureau Director Danielle Zanzuccki handled the prosecution of the case, while Perez-Ramos was represented by George J. Mardinly, Esq.

— Edited press release from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office

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