North Bergen rapist who was identified by newspaper photo gets 15 years

NJ.com – A North Bergen man was sentenced to 15 years today for the rape and brutal beating of a woman in a crime that was cracked when a co-worker saw the rapist’s photo in The Jersey Journal.

Jesse Girard, 35, of 43rd Street, must serve nearly 13 years of his sentence for the Feb. 29, 2016 rape committed after he broke into the woman’s home in Downtown Jersey City.

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