Little Egg Man Gets Five Years In State Prison For Sexually Assaulting Girl, 6

A Little Egg Harbor man will spend the next five years in state prison with no chance of early release for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl, a spokesman for the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said.

Matthew Ackerman, 25, was sentenced today before Ocean County Superior Court Judge Rochelle Gizinski. He pleaded guilty to the second-degree charge of sexual assault in October 2015, said Al Della Fave.

He will not be eligible for early release and and will have parole supervision for life. Gizinski also ordered that Ackerman must register under Megan's Law and have no contact with the victim under Nicole's Law.

The state had requested 10 years with no early release, Della Fave said.

The case was investigated by Ocean Township Police Department Detective Risden and Ocean County Prosecutor’s Special Victims Unit Detective Lindsay Woodfield. Debra Giordano of OCPO’s Victim Services Unit assisted the family throughout the case. Senior Assistant Prosecutor Terry Ann Linardakis prosecuted the case, Della Fave said.

Photo credit: Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.