NJ man admits to raping sleeping woman at Atlantic City Bus Terminal

🚨 Man pleads guilty to sexual assault

🚨 Rape was caught on surveillance video

🚨 Has a previous assault accusation

ATLANTIC CITY — A local man has admitted to raping a woman at the Atlantic City Bus Terminal. 

Eric Williams, 56, of Atlantic City pleaded guilty to first-degree aggravated assault last Wednesday, according to the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office.

Authorities said on May 19, 2022, Williams found a woman sleeping at the bus terminal on Atlantic Avenue. The terminal serves as a regional hub for local and NJ Transit buses.

He then sexually assaulted her using his hands and genitals, prosecutors said.

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Eric Williams (Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office)

Investigators used surveillance video from a camera inside the terminal to identify Williams.

Williams faces 12 years in state prison as part of his plea agreement. He must also register as a sex offender after he is released from prison.

His sentencing is scheduled for Mar. 19, 2025.

Previous assault accusation

It's not the first time Williams has been arrested for attacking a woman.

In 2018, Atlantic City police said he was charged with robbery, simple assault, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, and related crimes.

Williams was accused of putting a woman in a headlock, stealing her cell phone, and then punching a police officer in the face.

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