Crime & Safety
Man Tried To Lure Ocean Twp. Girl, 11, Online, Say Prosecutors
He was arrested after a joint investigation by the FBI and Ocean Township Police. The man is from Rhode Island and met the girl online:
OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ — A Rhode Island man is in federal custody after he met an 11-year-old New Jersey girl online and attempted to lure her to engage in sexual activity, U.S. Attorney Zachary Cunha said Monday.
He was arrested after a joint investigation by the FBI and Ocean Township Police, so the 11-year-old girl is likely from Ocean Township.
The man, Jeffrey Lock Slinn, 42, is from Warwick, Rhode Island. He was arrested Oct. 26 and charged with attempted enticement of a minor and transfer of obscene material to a minor.
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Prosecutors say Slinn used various online accounts to communicate with several underage girls.
Beginning in July 2023, he started exchanging in sexually explicit messages with the 11-year-old Ocean Township girl, prosecutors said. Prosecutors said Slinn attempted to get the girl to engage in sexual conduct, and he exchanged sexually explicit photos and videos with her.
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As of Monday, Slinn remains detained in federal custody.
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