CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — A group of men from Camden and Gloucester Counties was arrested after they tried to engage sexually with who they thought was an underage girl, the Camden County Prosecutor's Office said.
Richard Williamson, 69, of Sewell, Daniel Henderson Jr., 38, of Lindenwold, Gilbert Wylen, 69, of Audobon, and Theodore Haviland, 52, of Woodbury Heights, were all charged with attempted sex assault crimes and other offenses, including attempted endangering a child.
In both March and June, authorities found that the four men were chatting online with an undercover detective who they thought was the girl.
As part of their individual chats and in four different situations, the men each orchestrated to meet at a Brooklawn location to engage sexually with the minor, authorities added.
Williamson, Henderson, and Wylen also told her they would pay between $80 and $200 to participate.
The Brooklawn Borough Police and Camden County Prosecutor's Office took each of the men into custody as they arrived at the meeting location.
Williamson and Henderson were arrested on March 13, while Wylen and Haviland were arrested on June 23.
All were taken to the Camden County Correctional Facility.
Anyone with information regarding this situation or others like it is asked to contact the Camden County Prosecutor's Office High Tech Crimes Unit at (856) 225-8826.
Submissions can also be delivered through the CAMDEN.TIPS site.
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