On Friday, January 30, 2026, the Honorable Mitchell Pascual sentenced a Bayonne man to 37 years in New Jersey State Prison for sexually assaulting a female juvenile.
Jhaitan Snow, 40, was convicted at trial of Aggravated Sexual Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2a(1), Sexual Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2b, and Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4a(1) in October 2025. He was sentenced to 37 years in New Jersey State Prison for the Aggravated Sexual Assault charge, which will run concurrent to an 8 years sentence for the Sexual Assault charge and an 8 year sentence for the Endangering the Welfare of a Child charge. The defendant is parole ineligible for 25 years under the Jessica Lunsford Act and is subject to the No Early Release Act, Megan’s Law Registration, Parole Supervision for Life, Avenel Evaluation, and Nicole’s Law Restraining Order.
The crimes occurred at a Jersey City residence on various dates between August 2020 and March 2022. The female victim was under the age of 13 and was known to the defendant.
The State was represented in this matter by Hudson County Assistant Prosecutor Andrew Baginski.