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.
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.