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Central Jersey man sextorted boy he met in online gaming chat room: prosecutors

A Somerset man has been accused of trying to get a boy to send him nude photos and videos in a sextortion scheme, authorities said. Sebastian Romero, 27, was arrested on Friday, Aug. 2, Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia Bradshaw said in a news release. The investigation began after the boy’s family contacted Cinnaminson Township police in July. Detectives said Romero met the boy online through an online gaming platform’s chat room and knew the boy was a minor. He obtained personal information about the boy before offering to pay him with electronic gif…

Minimum sentence of 10 years in prison for New Jersey Catholic school teacher who wore girls under their skirts in class

UPDATE: A North Jersey school teacher who took upskirt photos and videos of female students faces at least 10 years in prison when he is sentenced next month. Michael F. Wagner, 41, of Hopatcong, took a plea deal with prosecutors rather than risk a potential trial, admitting that he filmed female eighth-graders at his Pope John XXIII Regional High School in Sparta during class and collected child pornography. To secure the deal — and whatever leniency comes at his July 26 sentencing in Newton — Wagner was required to plead guilty earlier this month to first-degree child abuse…