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Teacher Paid Boy for Online Sex
NEWARK, N.J. – David M. Adams, a 30-year-old former music teacher from Branchburg, New Jersey, has admitted to soliciting a boy to engage in sexually explicit conduct in exchange for money.
According to documents filed in the case and statements made in court, Adams used the internet, including Skype, to induce a victim who was less than 18-years-old to engage in sexually explicit conduct between May 2014 and September 2014. In exchange for allowing Adams to view the conduct on Skype, Adams paid the victim using PayPal and other means.
During that time, Adams was a music teacher at Eisenhower Middle School in Roxbury, New Jersey. Subsequently, Adams was a music teacher at Bridgewater-Raritan High School in Somerset County, New Jersey.
The charge to which Adams pleaded guilty carries a maximum penalty of life in prison, a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Adams will be required to register as a sex offender. Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 30, 2016.
U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman credited special agents of Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), Newark Division, under the direction of Acting Special Agent in Charge Terence S. Opiola, with the investigation leading to the guilty plea. He also thanked the Branchburg Police Department and the Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office for their assistance in this case.
Adams’ defense counsel, Michael Baldassare, Esq. and Dillon Malar, Esq., will represent him during sentencing. The government is represented by Assistant U.S. Attorney Svetlana M. Eisenberg of the U.S. Attorney’s Office General Crimes Unit in Newark.
The case highlights the need for increased awareness and prevention of online enticement of minors, a growing concern in today’s digital age. Grimy Times will continue to follow this case and provide updates as more information becomes available.
Key Facts
- State: New Jersey
- Category: Sex Crimes|Cybercrime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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