JERSEY CITY - A 22-year-old Kearny man has been arrested on charges he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old in Ridgewood earlier this month.

Brandon C. Ryan, of Devon Street, was arrested on Friday and after being processed he was remanded the Bergen County jail in Hackensack, according to a press release by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

The investigation began on July 16 after the Prosecutor's Office and the Ridgewood Police Department received information that the teen girl had allegedly been sexually assaulted by Ryan the day before, the prosecutor's office said.

Ryan was also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, the Prosecutor's Office said.

Sexual assault is a second-degree crime and it carries a possible sentence of five to 10 years in prison upon conviction. Endangering the welfare of a child is a third degree crime carrying a possible sentence of three to five years.

The defendant was slated to make his first appearance on the charges yesterday in Bergen County Central Judicial Court at 1:30 p.m.