Man Tried To Lure Girl, 15, For Sex: Monmouth Prosecutor

FREEHOLD, NJ -- A Brick Township man is facing multiple criminal charges after he tried to arrange a meeting with a 15-year-old girl to have sex with her, Monmouth County Prosecutor Christopher J. Gramiccioni said.

Craig Sorokach, 28, of Sawmill Road in Brick, had met the girl online and was attempting to meet her in person in Howell, the prosecutor's office said. He was arrested Saturday, the prosecutor's office said. He is being held at the Monmouth County Correctional Institute, Freehold, without bail.

Sorokach has been charged with attempted sexual assault, luring, enticing a child by various means, attempted endangering the welfare of a child and attempted obscenity to a minor, the prosecutor's office said.

The charges came after an investigation by the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office working in conjunction with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force (ICAC).

Anyone with any information about this case or anyone who has been a victim of Sorokach’s activities is urged to call Detective Tiffany Lenart of the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office at 1-800-533-7443.

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