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Which begs the question: Do men who actually try this consider that chances are greatest that they’ll be met by adult detectives with handcuffs?
(P.S. Parents, consider this YOUR wake-up call. If this many men are snatched up in these stings – the numbers in Bergen County alone are staggering – how many are actually getting through to real children? Believe this: When authorities tell you to monitor your kids’ online activity, they’re doing it out of genuine concern.)
This time, 31-year-old Harmanpreet Sharma of Avenel walked into the waiting arms of investigators, Bergen County Prosecutor John L. Molinelli said.
Ironic, considering that if Sharma is convicted or agrees to a plea deal, he could end up a state facility for sex offenders located in his hometown (For those who don’t know: Avenel is roughly 30 miles from Hackensack).
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Sharma – who is married and unemployed — is charged with luring, attempted sexual assault, and attempted child endangerment. He was arrested Monday after arriving at an undisclosed meeting place following “sexually explicit conversations with the purported child, who was an undercover detective,” Molinelli said.
Sharma is being held on $50,000 bail pending a court hearing at 4 p.m. Tuesday.
The prosecutor asked that anyone underage who has communicated with Yahoo! Messenger user “lubhianajawaan” or “Harman Sharma” have their parents contact the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office Computer Crimes Unit (main number: 201.646.2300).
“Harman” Sharma (PHOTO courtesy Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office)Some have openly challenged the legality of the unit’s methods.
But CLIFFVIEW PILOT clearly shows why nearly every defendant ends up taking a plea bargain, rather than face a jury – and the possibility of much longer prison time:
How cops posing as kids legally catch men trying to meet them
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