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An Eatontown man is being charged with allegedly luring two 13-year old girls in Sea Bright into his car under guise of a 17-year old boy with the intent on having intercourse with the two young teens.
Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni announce the luring charge of 27-year old Nathan Cohen Thursday morning who is also facing charges for first degree kidnapping, second degree child luring, third degree endangering the welfare of a child, third degree possession of child pornography and third degree aggravated criminal sexual contact.
Cohen was found in his car Monday morning on a dead end street in Sea Bright by police who said they spotted him in the back seat with his arms wrapped around the two 13-year old girls.
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An Eatontown man was charged with kidnapping, luring and possession of child pornography after police found him with two girls in the backseat of a car parked on dead-end street in Sea Bright.
The car was spotted by a Sea Bright police officer in the early morning hours of Monday. Police said Nathan Cohen, 27, had his arms around two 13-year-old girls.
Cohen had arranged a meeting with the girls after he exchanged sexually explicit images and videos, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.
Cohen had picked up the girls and brought them to the street, officials said.
Gramiccioni said Cohen, who is 130 pounds and 5 foot 4, tried to pass himself off as a 17-year-old.
A former Long Branch elementary school teacher is facing up to life in prison for allegedly sexually assaulting a 10-year old girl after showing her pornography.
Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni announced the arrest Sunday of Gustavo Barrientos, 53, of Tinton Falls, who is being charged with first degree Aggravated Sexual Assault and second degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
An investigation by Monmouth County law enforcement uncovered that while Barrientos was employed as an elementary school teacher in the Long Branch School District he would, on multiple occasions, show the girl pornography and then sexually assault her.
The investigation was run by members of the Long Branch Police Department and the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victim’s Bureau.
A man has been arrested and charged Sunday in connection to a string of subway attacks that left two people dead.
Barrientos was arrested Sunday and taken to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution in Freehold Township pending a detention hearing.
If convicted, he faces up to life imprisonment on the aggravated sexual assault charge and up to 10 years imprisonment on the Endangering the Welfare of a Child charge.
In addition, he would be subject to Parole Supervision for Life and required to register under Megan s Law.
Investigators are seeking additional information about Barrientos activities, including possible victims.
Anyone with any information please contact Detective Todd Coleman of the Long Branch Police Department at 732-222-1000 or Detective Sergeant Shawn Murphy of the Monmouth County Prosecutor s Office Special Victim s Bureau at 732-431-7160 ext. 7032.