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South Jersey Man Charged With Luring What He Thought Was A Child Online: Prosecutor South Jersey Man Charged With Luring What He Thought Was A Child Online: Prosecutor
South Jersey Man Charged With Luring What He Thought Was A Child Online: Prosecutor A 27-year-old man from Gloucester County has been arrested for trying to lure a child online, authorities said. Todd Merinuk of West Deptford was charged with two counts of attempted sexual assault, three counts of attempted endangering the welfare of a child and one count of attempted luring, according to  Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri. About three weeks ago, detectives with the prosecutor’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit investigating individuals trying to exploit children online connected with a subject via an anonymous social media plat…

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by Jon Craig
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21 Men Luring Children For Sex Online Busted In Undercover NJ Sting: Prosecutor 21 Men Luring Children For Sex Online Busted In Undercover NJ Sting: Prosecutor
21 Men Luring Children For Sex Online Busted In Undercover NJ Sting: Prosecutor Four Megan’s Law registrants, an injury lawyer from Georgia and a dump truck driver were among the 21 individuals caught chatting with undercover agents posing as underage children online, authorities in New Jersey announced (scroll down for the list of defendants). Most of the defendants in "Operation Risky Business" were arrested at either the undercover residence in Hamilton Township or another meet-up location, including the Hamilton Train Station, New Jersey Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. Those who went to the undercover house allegedly expected to find their vic…

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by Jon Craig
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Hamilton Walmart Worker Promoted Sex Assault Of 5-Year-Old, Distributed Child Porn: Prosecutor Hamilton Walmart Worker Promoted Sex Assault Of 5-Year-Old, Distributed Child Porn: Prosecutor
Hamilton Walmart Worker Promoted Sex Assault Of 5-Year-Old, Distributed Child Porn: Prosecutor A Mercer County Walmart worker promoted the sexual assault of a 5-year-old and actively distributed child pornography, authorities charged. Kevin Pearsall, 30, of Trenton, was charged with various child pornography possession and distribution offenses, as well as first-degree aggravated assault as an accomplice, conspiracy to commit aggravated assault, and child endangerment as an accomplice, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said in a Thursday release. A search warrant carried out on Pearsall’s cell phone turned up 30 videos of child pornography, including one that he had shared w…

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by Valerie Musson
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Hamilton Man Found With More Than 100 Child Porn Pics, Little Girl's Underwear, Prosecutor Says Hamilton Man Found With More Than 100 Child Porn Pics, Little Girl's Underwear, Prosecutor Says
Hamilton Man Found With More Than 100 Child Porn Pics, Little Girl's Underwear, Prosecutor Says A Hamilton man was arrested after investigating officers found more than 100 pictures depicting child pornography on several electronic devices, authorities announced Monday. Michael Magliozzo, 41, was charged with child endangerment and possession of child pornography, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. A search warrant carried out Friday at Magliozzo’s home turned up more than 100 pictures on different electronic devices, Onofri said. Investigators also found images of a young girl the suspect knew that focused on her private areas, authorities said. Meanwhile, a search of …

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by Valerie Musson
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Mercer County Man Uploaded Child Pornography, Recorded Sex Acts With Horse: Prosecutor Mercer County Man Uploaded Child Pornography, Recorded Sex Acts With Horse: Prosecutor
Mercer County Man Uploaded Child Pornography, Recorded Sex Acts With Horse: Prosecutor A Mercer County man is accused of uploading a significant amount of child pornography and recording himself engaging in sex acts with a horse, authorities announced Monday. Mitchell B. Richtman, 31, was arrested Thursday after a search of his East Windsor home turned up devices containing a second-degree amount of child pornography depicting children as young as five years old, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Detectives also located several videos that show Richtman performing sexual acts on a horse, Onofri said. Richtman previously made headlines for masturbating around ch…

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by Valerie Musson
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NJ Man Busted With ‘Thousands’ Of Child Porn Pics And Erotica, Prosecutor Says NJ Man Busted With ‘Thousands’ Of Child Porn Pics And Erotica, Prosecutor Says
NJ Man Busted With ‘Thousands’ Of Child Porn Pics And Erotica, Prosecutor Says A New Jersey man was busted with thousands of pictures of child pornography and erotica, authorities announced Wednesday. Kelly Skeel, 45, was charged with second-degree possession of child pornography after a Tuesday search of his Lawrence Township home revealed “thousands of images and videos of child pornography and erotica” that had been uploaded to DVDs and electronic devices, Mercer County Prosecutor Angelo J. Onofri said. Skeel was identified by the Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit, which received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Onofri s…

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by Valerie Musson
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Authorities: Jersey City Officer Went To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App Authorities: Jersey City Officer Went To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App
Authorities: Jersey City Officer Went To AC To Have Sex With Young Girls Found On Incest App A Jersey City police officer drove to Atlantic City expecting to have sex with two girls – ages 8 and 10 -- for $200, state authorities charged. Stephen Wilson, 34, of Bayonne was carrying condoms and $500 in cash when State Police and federal Homeland Security agents arrested him in a parking lot of the city known as “The World’s Playground,” state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Wilson had agreed to bring the condoms to a meeting there with adults who Grewal said “offered him access to the girls” after they connected on an incest app. He was charged with conspiracy to commit huma…

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by Jerry DeMarco
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California Man Caught In Sting Admits Traveling To NJ To Have Sex With 11-Year-Old Girl California Man Caught In Sting Admits Traveling To NJ To Have Sex With 11-Year-Old Girl
California Man Caught In Sting Admits Traveling To NJ To Have Sex With 11-Year-Old Girl A California man will be sentenced to seven years in state prison after admitting Thursday that he traveled to Elizabeth for what he believed was sex with an 11-year-old girl. The “father” who arranged the scenario was actually an undercover New Jersey State Police detective, authorities said. Ian Brewer, 25, of Pomona, began exchanging emails with the undercover detective in December 2019, state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. “The undercover detective said that for a fee, Brewer could sexually assault the 11-year-old daughter of his girlfriend,” Grewal said. The detective claime…

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by Jerry DeMarco