BRICK, NJ – A New Jersey State Police Trooper has been charged with attempting to arrange a sexual encounter and obtain sexually graphic images from a child, according to Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago.
Shane H. Dempsey, 31, of Brick Township, faces multiple charges, including second-degree Attempted Endangering the Welfare of a Child via Permitting the Child to Engage in the Production of Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM), second-degree Attempted Engaging in Prostitution, second-degree Attempted Luring, second-degree Attempted Sexual Assault, and third-degree Attempted Endangering the Welfare of a Child via Sexual Conduct.
An investigation led by a Prosecutor’s Office Detective acting undercover on the social media app Whisper began earlier this year. The detective was contacted by Dempsey, who attempted to solicit sexually explicit images and expressed a desire to pay for a sex act from someone he believed to be a 14-year-old girl.
Dempsey was taken into custody without incident in Ewing and transported to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution. He is awaiting future proceedings in Monmouth County Superior Court.