Omer Sogutcu
On Thursday, June 5, 2025, members of the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit arrested an employee of Hudson Arts and Science Middle School in Kearny for making inappropriate contact with two students.
Omer Sogutcu, 36, of Garfield is charged with two counts of Sexual Assault by Contact in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2b, crimes of the second degree and two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a(1), crimes of the third degree. He was arrested at the charter school’s district office in Fair Lawn and transported to the Hudson County Correctional Facility pending his first court appearance.
The crimes occurred in October of 2024 at Hudson Arts and Science Middle School, where Sogutcu is employed as an IT professional. Two female students under the age of 13 reported Sogutcu exposed himself and asked them to engage in sexual conduct.
Prosecutor Suarez credited the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and the Kearny Police Department with the investigation and arrest. The above charges are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty. R.P.C.3.6(b)(6)
