Crime & Safety

Driver Offered Montclair Pedestrian Money For Sex: Police

A man in an SUV offered a pedestrian money if she'd have sex with him. She threatened to take his photo and he drove away, police said.

(Montclair Police Dept.)

MONTCLAIR, NJ — A man in an SUV repeatedly offered a pedestrian money for sex last week, until she threatened to take his photo and he drove away, Montclair police said.

According to the Montclair Police Department, the incident took place on The Fairway on Sept. 12.

The victim, a 26-year-old woman, told officers that a black SUV pulled up alongside her as she was walking. The driver began to say something to get her attention, but she couldn’t make it out because he was mumbling, police said.

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The motorist then allegedly offered the woman money in exchange for sex. He eventually drove away when the woman said she was going to take his photo with her phone, police stated.

The driver has not been charged with a crime, a Montclair police spokesperson told Patch on Tuesday.

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