State Investigator In Newark Sent ‘Sexual’ Texts To Crime Victims: AG

NEWARK, NJ — A New Jersey man has been accused of sending “sexual and explicit” text messages to crime victims while working as a state investigator in Newark, prosecutors recently announced.

Guilherme H. Jamarino, 47, of Point Pleasant, has been charged with second-degree official misconduct in connection with his former role as an investigator with the NJ Victims of Crime Compensation Office (VCCO).

According to the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office, Jamarino allegedly solicited and engaged in “inappropriate sexual communications” with people who had applied for support from the VCCO. The agency provides financial aid and other assistance to crime victims to help them recover from traumatic incidents.

Prosecutors said the text messages were sent between December 2021 and July 2022. Authorities released the following allegations against Jamarino:

“According to the charges against him, while employed as a VCCO investigator, Jamarino allegedly sent numerous inappropriate photographs of himself to the VCCO victims whose cases were assigned to him. For example, he allegedly sent one victim a photo of himself shirtless wearing a towel, and a video of himself from the neck up in the shower. He allegedly sent another victim a photo of himself looking in a mirror wearing only a towel and gripping the towel in front of his groin. Jamarino then sent the same victim a message that said, ‘send the address, and I’ll come get you,’ and included two heart-eyed emojis. Jamarino allegedly sent the same victim additional messages in the days that followed, including one which read: ‘send pics, pretty lady. Full body pics if you have any.’”

Prosecutors continued:

“It is also alleged that Jamarino sent messages to several victims asking them to come over to his apartment, or, in another case, asking a victim what city she lived in so he could drive out to where she lived. He allegedly offered to give another victim a massage and sent the victim a picture of an undressed woman receiving a massage. Jamarino allegedly sent more than one victim photos of himself at a gun range and sent another victim a shirtless picture of himself with guns in the background, knowing that she was a victim of gun violence. More than one of the victims reported these images made them fear for their safety.”

Jamarino’s employment with the VCCO ended in July 2022, prosecutors said.

A pre-indictment conference for Jamarino is scheduled for Aug. 9 in Essex County Superior Court.

Authorities said anyone who wants to report similar allegations against Jamarino can contact Det. Elizabeth Lansing of the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability at 609-376-6701. The agency has a toll-free tipline for the public at 1-844-OPIA-TIP.

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