Third Man Arrested For Attempted Luring In A Week In South Jersey

For the third time in two weeks, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office’s High-Tech Crimes Unit (HTCU) has arrested a man for attempting to meet with a teenage girl for sex, authorities said.

Curtis Woods, 27, of Voorhees, was arrested when he went to meet with what he believed to be a 14-year-old girl he was sending sexually explicit messages to online on March 2. However, he had actually been chatting with an undercover detective.

Woods was charged with second-degree luring, according to Camden County Prosecutor Mary Eva Colalillo and Runnemede Police Chief Paul Dailey. He was also charged with attempted criminal sexual assault, attempt to endanger the welfare of a child and attempted criminal sexual contact.

Woods was remanded to the Camden County Correctional Facility pending a pretrial detention hearing scheduled for Wednesday, March 7. Under Criminal Justice Reform rules, the court may order he be detained or released with conditions.

These charges were the result of an investigation conducted by the High-Tech Crimes Unit of the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and the Department of Homeland Security Investigations – Cherry Hill Office. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office HTCU Detectives were assisted by members of the Runnemede Police Department.

The arrest came about a week after 31-year-old Heriberto Rivera, Jr., of Oaklyn, was arrested on similar charges. Read more here: Oaklyn Man Attempted To Meet Teenage Girl For Sex: Police

A Pennsylvania EMT was also recently arrested in Camden County on similar charges. Charles Amer, 46, of Warminster, was still wearing his EMT uniform when he was arrested, police said. Read more here: Pennsylvania EMT Attempted To Meet Teenage Girl For Sex In South Jersey: Prosecutor

In all three cases, the men believed they were chatting with teenage girls, but they were actually sharing sexually explicit messages with undercover detectives, police said.

The attached image of Curtis Woods was provided by the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office