Lawrence Cop Charged With Possessing Child Sex Abuse Images: AG

LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ — A police officer from Lawrence Township has been charged for possessing child sex abuse material on his phone, Acting Attorney General Andrew J. Bruck said.

Shane Hickey, 29, of Lawrence Township, was charged by complaint-summons with a charge of third-degree possession of child sex abuse material, Bruck said. He was arrested on Nov. 10.

Following a tip to the New Jersey State Police’s Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Unit and a subsequent State Police investigation, Hickey emailed himself 45 files using a cellphone, Bruck said. The cellphone account was traced back to Hickey.

Hickey has been suspended from the Lawrence Township Police Department.

Third-degree charges carry a sentence of three to five years in state prison and a fine of up to $15,000, authorities said.

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