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2004
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CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
VINCENT P. SARUBBI, CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR
MEDIA INFORMATION
January 14, 2004
Camden County Prosecutor Vincent P. Sarubbi announced that a Grand
Jury today indicted former Roman Catholic priest James F. Hopkins,
M/60, on charges of Aggravated Sexual Assault, Sexual Assault and
Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
Hopkins, who lives in Florida, is accused of sexually assaulting a
10-year-old male on multiple occasions between May 1995 and October
1995 at the victim's home in Pennsauken, N.J., and in a convenience
store parking lot, also in Pennsauken. Hopkins was assigned to St.
Aloysius Church in Oaklyn, N.J., at the time of the alleged offenses.
Members of the Camden County Prosecutor's Office, Pennsauken Police
Department and Martin County (Fla.) Sheriff's Department arrested
Hopkins at his home in Stuart, Fla., on April 14, 2003. The defendant
waived extradition on April 17 and arrived at the Camden County Correctional
Facility on May 5. He was released on May 21 after posting $75,000
bail.
If convicted, the defendant faces up to 20 years in New Jersey State
Prison for Aggravated Sexual Assault, up to 10 years for Sexual Assault
and up to five years for Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
No court dates have been scheduled at this time.
All persons charged with criminal offenses are presumed innocent unless
and until proven guilty in a court of law.
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