The anonymous account has amassed more than 6,800 followers. The city was made aware this week of an Instagram account that describes predatory and sexually harassing behavior among members of the Ocean City Beach Patrol, Mayor Jay Gillian said in a statement on the city s website. The account includes anonymous posts about unnamed individuals inside and outside the workplace.
A handful of posts reference two unnamed older lifeguards who allegedly displayed a pattern of inappropriate interactions with girls. The same two predators everyone is talking about groomed me from the age of 13, following the same M.O. as previous victims ie: flashing me their genitals, untying my bathing suit top, trying to take me under the music pier, one woman wrote. Then when I made the patrol at 16 I became their subordinate and it became some joke between the two of them that I was their favorite tease. I had to sit the stand with both of them multiple times over the course of my rookie s
The page appeared on Thursday and is filled with over 100 anonymous stories about men in their 30s taking advantage of 16- and 17-year-old female lifeguards.
Instagram account alleges rampant sexual abuse at N.J. beach patrol
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Authorities are investigating allegations of sexual abuse involving the Ocean City Beach Patrol after the anonymous claims were posted on social media, a city spokesman confirmed Friday.
The Instagram account @ocbp predators posted multiple anonymous messages containing a range of alleged sexual misconduct involving the organization. The posts provide descriptions of alleged assaults and harassment that some postings claim were carried out by older unnamed members of the beach patrol against other members, including minors.
It was unclear if authorities have verified any of the allegations or anyone has come forward to law enforcement.
UpdatedFri, Apr 9, 2021 at 3:40 pm ET
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Tyrone Rolls has been placed on administrative leave from the police department, according to public information officer Doug Bergen. (Shutterstock)
OCEAN CITY, NJ Court records released on Friday allege an Ocean City police sergeant sexually assaulted a minor beginning when she was 15 and continue to harm the victim for five years.
Sgt. Tyrone Rolls, 50, of Marmora, turned himself in to the Cape May County Prosecutor s Office on Wednesday. The affidavit of probable cause was released to Patch on Friday by the Cape May County Prosecutor s Office, providing more details on the case.
Rolls has been charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, endangering the welfare of a child, official misconduct and aggravated assault of a domestic violence victim.
NJ Police Officer Sexually Assaulted Juvenile, Prosecutors Allege Details about the victim, including their age and gender, were not disclosed, nor were how, when or where the alleged acts occurred or if the Ocean City officer was on duty at the time
Published April 7, 2021
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A southern New Jersey police officer accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile has turned himself in, authorities said Wednesday.
Tyrone Rolls, 50, an Upper Township resident who serves as a sergeant with the Ocean City Police Department, faces two counts of official misconduct and single counts of aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, child endangerment and aggravated assault of a domestic violence victim. according to the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office. It wasn’t known Wednesday if he has retained an attorney.