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Joseph M. Manzoni, of Ventnor City, was charged on June 22 after a monthlong investigation, according to Ventnor City Police.
On May 22, at 10:25 p.m., Ventnor police received a report from a subject who arrived at a pre-arranged location to meet a male with the purpose of having sex with him. Manzoni had been communicating with this subject through an online app, where Manzoni believed the subject to be a 15-year-old child, police said.
BreakingAC reported that the 15-year-old boy was actually an adult YouTuber who tries to catch child predators.
The investigation by members of the Ventnor City Police Department Detective Bureau resulted in Manzoni being charged on with one count of luring and enticing a child by various means, a second-degree crime.
Manzoni was charged on a summons pending an appearance in Atlantic County Superior Court.
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