A 28-year-old New Jersey man has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for his role in transporting a 13-year-old girl from Rhode Island to New Jersey for illicit sexual conduct.

Daniel Berger, of Haskell, New Jersey, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court for traveling interstate for the purpose of engaging in criminal sexual activity with the minor. He was also ordered to serve 15 years of supervised release upon completion of his prison term, to register as a sex offender, and to pay restitution to the victim’s family in the amount of $909.39.

At the time of his guilty plea, Berger admitted to the court that on July 24, 2013, he traveled from New Jersey to Portsmouth, Rhode Island, to meet with a 13-year-old girl he befriended on the Internet.

Local, state, and federal law enforcement from Rhode Island and New Jersey worked collaboratively to locate the victim when she was reported missing on the morning of July 24, 2013. At approximately 12:30 a.m. on July 25, 2013, the victim was located by FBI agents at Berger’s apartment in Newark, New Jersey.

According to information presented to the court, a roommate of Berger’s pointed out a vehicle being operated by Berger to an FBI Task Force agent. Agents subsequently stopped the vehicle and detained Berger. He has been detained since his arrest.

The case was prosecuted by First Assistant United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch and Assistant U.S. Attorney Milind M. Shah. Investigation and arrest assistance came from the Portsmouth, R.I., Police, Rhode Island State Police, FBI agents from Providence and Newark, N.J., the New Jersey State Police, and officers from the Ringwood, Wanaque, Paterson, and Clifton, New Jersey Police Departments.

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