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Local agency law enforcement partners from throughout Atlantic County have charged 70 individuals with offenses including child luring, endangering a child by sexual conduct, and sexual assault.
The Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Megan’s Law enforcement Unit, along with local law enforcement throughout the County, have charged a total of 18 Atlantic County residents with violating various conditions of Megan’s law to include failing to register or failing to register a change in address.
The investigation has been ongoing since last June, and the primary focus of the Prosecutor’s Office has been to aggressively pursue those who harm children and to seek justice for the victims and families impacted by child sex abuse.
“It is often difficult to identify and charge offenders in these types of cases because they often operate in the shadows and there are rarely third-party witnesses, said Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds.
"A child’s courage in telling law enforcement what happened is critical. The detective work in gathering evidence after a child discloses is often the key to making the case. The efforts of these dedicated officers from the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office Crimes Against Children Unit, Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, Megan’s Law Unit and our partner agencies over the last six months have been phenomenal."
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