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20-Year-Old Egg Harbor City Man Pleads Guilty to Four Counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault of Minor Children

As a result of the guilty plea, Jaquan Dublin faces three concurrent sentences of 25 years in prison. He must serve the entire 25-year sentence without parole.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office announced that on May 16, 2023 that Jaquan Dublin, 20, of Egg Harbor City pleaded guilty to four counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault of four victims ranging in age between three and 13 years old, the Atlantic County Prosec

Following an investigation that lasted several months, Dublin was arrested and charged on February 10, 2021 for sexually assaulting four children all of which occurred in Galloway Township during the summer of 2020.

Although he was 18 when arrested, Dublin was 17 when the offenses occurred. Accordingly, the State filed a motion in Family Court for the defendant to be waived up and prosecuted as an adult which was granted by the Court.

As a result of the guilty plea, Dublin faces three concurrent sentences of 25 years in New Jersey State prison. He must serve the entire 25-year sentence without parole. A fourth sentence of 20 years subject to the No Early Release Act requires that he serve eighty-five percent of that sentence before being eligible for parole.

In sum, Dublin will be required to serve 25 years before release. Upon release from prison, Mr. Dublin will be subject to Megan’s Law registration and Parole Supervision for Life.

The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit investigated this case. Chief Assistant Prosecutor Edmund Mallqui-Burgos and former Assistant Prosecutor Marisa McGarvey represented the State with the assistance of Senior Victim Witness Advocate Kristie Baker Gardener.

Sentencing Date

Sentencing is currently scheduled for June 27, 2023 but may be postponed pending an evaluation at the Adult Diagnostic and Treatment Center in Avenel, NJ.

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