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Somerset County Man Tried To Meet Up With 14-Year-Old Girl For Sex: Prosecutor
A Somerset County man was charged for sending an obscene photo to a 14-year-old girl and trying to make plans to meet up with her for sex, authorities announced on Tuesday, May 16. Javier O. Moreno, 22, of Bell Street in South Bound Brook, was charged with second-degree luring and knowingly distributing obscene material to a minor on Tuesday, May 9, Somerset County Prosecutor John P. McDonald said. Investigators responding to Maple Avenue Park were told that Moreno had sent the victim the obscene photo on Wednesday, April 26, McDonald said. A follow-up investigation and interview with the …
Police & Fire
North Jersey Catholic School Dean Tried Meeting Teen For Sex: Prosecutor
A North Jersey high school dean of senior students has been fired after being arrested on accusations he tried meeting a teen for sex, authorities said. Didier Jean-Baptiste, 54, of Jersey City — a dean at St. Benedict’s Preparatory School in Newark — arranged to meet a person who he believed was a teen for sex in Harrison, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. The crimes did not involve any students, Suarez said. Jean-Baptiste was charged with luring and child endangerment. He was arrested on Oct. 6 at his home and released on a summons. Jean-Baptiste is tentatively scheduled to a…
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Social Media Post Leads To Misconduct, Criminal Sex Charges For Longtime NJ Police Officer
A longtime New Jersey police officer has been jailed on sex crime and misconduct allegations that came to light after a social media post called him a "perv," authorities said. Phillipsburg Police officer William Lance, 50, was arrested Tuesday after a social media post made by a resident stated, "Officer Lance is A PERV” and asked viewers to "share" their "stories" "if [they] have one,” Warren County Prosecutor James L. Pfeiffer said in a Wednesday release. A follow-up investigation into the source of the post led to charges for fourth-degree criminal sexual contact and second-degree offic…
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Prosecutor: Jersey City Computer Tech Finds Child Porn On 62-Year-Old Man's Laptop
A computer technician called police after finding hundreds of child porn images on a 62-year-old Jersey City man's laptop, authorities said Wednesday. William Sparrow was arrested at his home Monday morning and charged with endangering the welfare of a child for possession of child pornography, a second-degree crime, Hudson County Prosecutor Esther Suarez said. Sparrow's arrest followed an investigation by the Special Victims Unit that began on Oct. 19, after the photos were found on Sparrow’s computer by a technician at a Jersey City retailer who notified police. Prosecutor Suarez cr…
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