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74-Y/O NJ Man Sentenced To 8 Years For Possession And Distribution Of Child Sex Abuse Materials

January 18, 2023

MidJerseyNews

FREEHOLD – A Freehold Township man was sentenced to a total of eight years in state prison in connection with the 2017 possession and distribution of child sexual abuse materials, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announced Wednesday.

On Friday, January 13, 2023, before Monmouth County Superior Court Judge Jill G. O’Malley, James Simmons, 74, of Freehold Township was sentenced to four years in a New Jersey State Prison on a third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials charge. Simmons also received eight years on a second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, Distribution of Child Sexual Abuse Materials charge. These two sentences will run concurrently. Upon release, Simmons faces mandatory Megan’s Law registration and Parole Supervision for Life.

Simmons was convicted of the charges on July 20, 2022.

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A July 2017 investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, along with NJ Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force and the Freehold Township Police Department, revealed that Simmons was found to be in a possession of a USB thumb drive with over 100 videos depicting the sexual abuse of a child, along with peer-to-peer file sharing programs from equipment located at his residence on Harding Road in Freehold Township.

This case was handled by Monmouth County Assistant Prosecutor Stephanie Dugan. Simmons is being represented by George B. Somers Jr., Esq., of Princeton.

Pa. man arrested and charged for sexually abusing 6 children: reports

Published: Jan. 18, 2023, 4:16 p.m.

By EmilyAnn Jackman |ejackman@pennlive.com

New charges have been brought to a Philadelphia man who is already behind bars in connection with the sexual assault of six children in Chester County over a five-year span, and investigators are afraid there may be more victims, according to reports from 6ABC and NBC10.

Tyleke Crawford, 27, is charged with several counts of rape, involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, sexual assault, corruption of minors and other related offenses where, according to The Chester County District Attorney’s Office, the victims ranged between 6 to 17 years old, from 2014 to 2019, NBC10 reported.

According to 6ABC, Crawford was arrested last year in connection with two other incidents involving sexual abuse of children and child pornography.

He is now being held at Chester County Prison on $1 million bail and a preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 26.

“Tyleke Crawford is a dangerous child predator. He spent years perpetrating devastating abuse against our most vulnerable and innocent children,” Chester County District Attorney Deb Ryan said to NBC10. “Thanks to the hard work and dedication of our detectives, our children are safer now and we will get them justice. We believe there may be other victims who have not come forward and encourage anyone with information to immediately contact Chester County Detectives.”

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Chester County Detective David Nieves at 610-344-6866.

Chester, PA

Child Sex Abuse Case Against District Upheld By NJ Supreme Court

The NJ Supreme Court ruled on a 2020 case, where the plaintiff claimed an imprisoned South Jersey teacher sexually abused him in the 1990s.

Michelle Rotuno-Johnson,

Patch Staff

Posted Wed, Jan 18, 2023 at 4:02 pm ET

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a case in South Jersey may proceed to trial,

citing changes to state law made in 2019 that gave child sex abuse victims a longer window of time

to file lawsuits against their abusers. (Shutterstock)

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, NJ — Another alleged victim of a former South Jersey teacher convicted of child sexual assault may proceed with his civil case against the school district and other defendants, the state Supreme Court ruled.

The plaintiff, whom Patch is not naming, filed a lawsuit in Gloucester County in Jan. 2020 against the Lawrence Township School District. The plaintiff alleges that Derek Hildreth sexually abused him in the 1990s, while he was a sixth-grade student at Myron L. Powell Elementary School and Hildreth was his teacher.

The lawsuit included Hildreth (a former Clarksboro resident), the school (in Cumberland County), and district employees.

Hildreth, 60, is already incarcerated after pleading guilty to charges including first-degree aggravated assault and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child; he was sentenced to 20 years in prison in May 2013.

Prosecutors say he molested five children in Cumberland, Burlington, Atlantic, and Gloucester counties between 1999 and 2002, according to a 2013 report by NJ Advance Media.

There is more on this story at Patch.