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Man, 34, Expecting Sex With 14-Year-Old Busted In Sting: NJ Prosecutor Man, 34, Expecting Sex With 14-Year-Old Busted In Sting: NJ Prosecutor
Man, 34, Expecting Sex With 14-Year-Old Busted In Sting: NJ Prosecutor An unemployed Rutherford man who authorities said headed to Paramus expecting sex with an underage boy was instead arrested by Bergen County prosecutor’s detectives. Sean Dynan, 34, “engaged in sexually explicit dialogue” with Cyber Crimes Unit investigators before arranging the meeting, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said. Next thing he knew, he was in handcuffs. Dynan was charged with luring and child endangerment and sent to the Bergen County Jail on Wednesday, March 29. He remained there Sunday pending court action.

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by Jerry DeMarco
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South Jersey Man Thought He Was Chatting With Teenage Girl: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Thought He Was Chatting With Teenage Girl: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Thought He Was Chatting With Teenage Girl: Prosecutor A Burlington County man has been arrested and charged with seeking a sexual encounter with an underage girl, authorities said. Hazleton Newman, 31, of Chatsworth, was charged with luring, child endangerment and attempted sexual assault on a minor, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago. An investigation revealed that Newman was attempting to set up a sexual encounter with who he believed to be a 14-year-old girl via electronic platforms and other forms of communication, Santiago said. Newman remains detained in the Monmouth County Correctional …

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by Jon Craig
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NJ Man Says He Wants To 'Take Girl's Virginity' — Turns Out Girl Was Federal Agent: Prosecutor NJ Man Says He Wants To 'Take Girl's Virginity' — Turns Out Girl Was Federal Agent: Prosecutor
NJ Man Says He Wants To 'Take Girl's Virginity' — Turns Out Girl Was Federal Agent: Prosecutor Richard J. Kostrub traveled from his Somerdale home to the Walmart on Route 70 in Evesham Township believing he would be having sex with a 13-year-old girl he met through a chat app, authorities said. He had been texting with the "girl" for about a month, and was hoping to finally meet her, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. But when he arrived, he was met by investigators and law enforcement officials. As it turns out, the "girl" Kostrub had been chatting with was actually a ederal agent the whole time.  was unaware that the young girl he had arranged…

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by Jon Craig
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Prosecutor: Juvenile Beaten With Gun, Lured In NJ Drug Deal Gone Bad Prosecutor: Juvenile Beaten With Gun, Lured In NJ Drug Deal Gone Bad
Prosecutor: Juvenile Beaten With Gun, Lured In NJ Drug Deal Gone Bad Two more arrests have been made in connection with a Somerset County drug deal gone bad last January, authorities said Thursday. Kayla S. Burnett, 20, of Ewing, and Samuel P. Dyal, 18, of Princeton, were arrested on May 26 and May 27, respectively, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. George C. Battle, 4th was taken into custody on April 28, 2021 and charged with armed robbery, unlawful possession of a handgun, conspiracy to commit armed robbery and luring, all in connection with the Montgomery Township incident, Robertson said. On Jan. 25, a juvenile told police that…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say
Mercer County Man Nabbed In Somerset Drug Deal Turned Gunpoint Robbery, Authorities Say An 18-year-old Mercer County man has been arrested in a Somerset County drug deal-turned robbery that occurred last January, authorities announced Monday. George C. Battle IV and another man had made arrangement with the victim over a social media application to conduct a drug deal near Lancaster Court in Montgomery Township on Jan. 17 around 6:30 p.m.,  Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said. A man got into the passenger's seat of his car and pointed a black gun at him while another man got into the back of the car and demanded his wallet, cell phone, car keys and hat, R…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Lakewood Fugitive Accused Of Luring 16-Year-Old Girl Surrenders, Police Say Lakewood Fugitive Accused Of Luring 16-Year-Old Girl Surrenders, Police Say
Lakewood Fugitive Accused Of Luring 16-Year-Old Girl Surrenders, Police Say Lakewood police on Sunday night announced the arrest of a man who they say tried luring a 16-year-old girl who recorded the whole incident on her phone last month. Julio Anchia, 40, of Lakewood, surrendered to local authorities Sunday afternoon, two days after he was identified as a suspect, police said. Anchia is accused of trying to lure the girl into his vehicle with the intent of engaging in sexual acts at the Highpoint Condominium Complex on March 31, authorities said. "The victim, who was not only smart enough to refuse his advances, thought quickly enough to surreptitiously record t…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Authorities: West Milford Man, Underage Boy Exchanged Sexual Images Of Each Other Authorities: West Milford Man, Underage Boy Exchanged Sexual Images Of Each Other
Authorities: West Milford Man, Underage Boy Exchanged Sexual Images Of Each Other A West Milford man sent sexually explicit images to an underage boy and had him do the same, authorities said. New York State Police alerted authorities in Passaic County to Tekanand V. Singh, 28, who they said began messaging the boy after meeting him online. Singh “sent the victim photographs of himself” and “requested the victim engage in sexual acts [that] he instructed should be recorded and sent to him,” Passaic County Prosecutor Camelia M. Valdes and Passaic County Sheriff Richard H. Berdnik said in a joint release. “All images were obtained by law enforcement,” they added. Si…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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Authorities: Middlesex County Man, 63, Lured Pre-Teenagers, Solicited Sex Authorities: Middlesex County Man, 63, Lured Pre-Teenagers, Solicited Sex
Authorities: Middlesex County Man, 63, Lured Pre-Teenagers, Solicited Sex A 63-year-old man from Highland Park was arrested after attempting to lure two pre-teen girls and asking them to have sex, authorities said. Genaro Gutierrez was charged on Thursday with two counts -- one for each juvenile -- of promoting prostitution, luring and endangering the welfare of a child, Middlesex County Acting Prosecutor Christopher L.C. Kuberiet and Highland Park Police Chief Rick Abrams said in a statement. Gutierrez is accused of approaching two girls, ages 11 and 12, and propositioning both of them, according to the statement. The incident occurred about …

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by Jon Craig