Ex-Family Services Worker Admits Pressuring Women Into Sex: AG

A former state assistant family services worker has admitted to using his position to pressure two women he had supervision of into having sex with him, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced on Monday.

Lamont King, 41, of Trenton, pleaded guilty to a second-degree charge of conspiracy to commit a pattern of official misconduct, according to authorities. He faces three years in state prison and will be permanently barred from public employment in New Jersey.

King was an assistant family services worker in the Department of Children and Families, Division of Child Protection and Permanency (CP&P). In his position, King was responsible for various duties, including the transportation of clients, both adults and children, to and from court-scheduled visits.

King was initially accused and suspended from his job without pay in 2016. He was initially accused by one woman, and then a second woman came forward. They both accused him of pressuring them into having sex with him multiple times in 2015 and 2016, according to authorities.

The Code of Ethics of the Department of Children and Families, to which all employees must adhere, prohibits department employees from establishing any improper relationship with a person who is being supervised or served as a client of the department.

He was eventually fired from his position. The Department of Children and Families provided assistance and cooperated fully throughout the investigation, according to the Attorney General’s Office.

“The manner in which King pressured his victims into sexual relations by exploiting his authority and playing on their fears regarding their children was corrupt and deplorable,” Grewal said. “This guilty plea reflects our resolve to investigate and aggressively prosecute this type of abuse of authority.”

“King’s predatory conduct against two vulnerable victims makes this a particularly offensive case of official misconduct,” said Director Veronica Allende of the Division of Criminal Justice. “Through our joint investigation and prosecution with the New Jersey State Police, we have ensured that he will face a state prison sentence.”

Sentencing is scheduled for Nov. 16.

The attached image of Lamont King was provided by the Attorney General’s Office