Eatontown resident faces charges of luring 13-year-old girls
A resident of Eatontown has been charged with luring two 13-year-old girls into his vehicle with the purpose of allegedly sexually assaulting them, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni announced on Feb. 18
Gramiccioni said Nathan Cohen, 27, has been charged with 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.
According to the prosecutor, the charges stem from an incident which occurred during the early morning hours of Feb. 15 when Sea Bright police officers located a running vehicle parked on a dead end street in the borough. A police officer then witnessed Cohen in the back seat of his vehicle with his arms around the two juveniles.
During the seven-day operation, the LAPD made 91 arrests, the Long Beach Police Department made 13 arrests, the L.A. Regional Human Trafficking Task Force made 36 arrests and the Pomona Police Department made five arrests.
Statewide, 39 victims of human trafficking were rescued during the operation, including 13 juveniles, officials said. In Los Angeles County, 14 victims of human trafficking were rescued, 12 by the LAPD and two by the Pomona Police Department.
Captain Michael Hannemann of the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department s Special Victims Bureau highlighted four significant incidents that occurred during the operation, including the rescue of three victims and the arrest of man accused of trafficking them in Los Angeles.
Arrest of sex offender in new case sparked questions on registry. Here’s how it works.
Updated Feb 05, 2021;
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Following the latest arrest of a registered sex offender who authorities allege used Instagram to try to lure a 12-year-old girl to a mall meet-up, questions began to arise regarding the inner-workings of the registry process and the restrictions placed on those convicted.
Readers expressed confusion over why Ryan Behar, 42, of New Springville, who was first arrested in 2018 on charges he tried to coax a 13-year-old child to his apartment for sex, was not on the state’s online sexual-offender registry (he was a level-one offender, and thus not listed). Some asked questions about how offender levels are determined and what that means for the convicted and their neighbors.