Police sergeant ‘with condoms in his pocket,’ firefighter and registered sex offender among the 24 MEN busted in New Jersey child-sex sting ‘Operation Open House’
New Jersey authorities revealed 24 men were arrested and charged following an early September child-sex sting operation
The men allegedly chatted with and attempted to have sex with undercover investigators they believed to be either a 15-year-old boy or girl the met online
The men were arrested after they showed up at a house looking for the teens
Among the men were a police sergeant, firefighter, nurse and security guard
A registered sex offender was also among the men caught in the sting
The men have all been charged with second-degree luring
Some of the men face additional second- and third-degree charges
By MAXINE SHEN
DAILYMAIL.COM
19 September 2018
A police sergeant, firefighter, nurse and registered sex offender were among the 24 men caught by authorities conducting a child-sex sting in New Jersey.
The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General revealed Tuesday that all 24 men were arrested after being identified in a sting that saw New Jersey investigators posing as a boy and a girl — both 15 — on popular apps, online games and chats.
The arrests were said to have been made at a four-bedroom house in Toms River, New Jersey, which was filled with undercover officers.
Authorities said the 24 men had traveled to the home during the sting’s ‘meet week’ — occurring between September 5 to 9 — with the alleged intention of having sex with the underage teen they thought they were interacting with online.
The sting itself was named ‘Operation Open House.’
‘When they showed up at our undercover house seeking to meet their intended victims for sex, they were arrested,’ New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said during a press conference Tuesday, 6 ABC reported.
‘The defendants are now charged with serious crimes and are either behind bars or subject to very stringent pre-trial monitoring,’ Grewal said.
Police said that during the sting, which took place over the course of several weeks, the undercover officers had clearly identified themselves as being underage boys or girls while talking with the 24 men who were charged.
Despite allegedly being under the impression that they were talking with underage teens, the men were said to have made arrangements to meet the teens for sex anyway.
Grewal highlighted one particular suspect and arrest — Richard Conte, 47, a Howell Township, New Jersey, police sergeant.
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