Morris County Man Charged With Sexual Contact With A Minor

MORRIS COUNTY, NJ - A 52-year-old Boonton man is facing charges after giving drugs and alcohol to a child and initiating sexual contact, according to Morris County Prosecutor Fredric M. Knapp.

Andrew Jennings of Boonton has been charged with two counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child in violation of N.J.S.A 2C:24-4a, crimes of the second degree, and two counts of Criminal Sexual Contact in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-3b, crimes of the fourth degree, authorities said.

According to investigators, it is alleged that between November 2019 and January 2020, Jennings provided alcohol and marijuana to a child. While the child was under the influence, Jennings engaged in sexual conversations with the purpose to seduce the child, and on at least one occasion, Jennings is alleged to have touched the intimate parts of the child, authorities said.

Anyone with information relating to these incidents or any related incident is asked to call Detective Mary Falzarano of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at 973-285-6230 or Sgt. Christian Trowbridge of the Town of Boonton Police Department at 973-402-9371.

Knapp thanked the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office’s Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit, the Town of Boonton Police Department, and the Morris County Sheriff’s Office – Criminal Investigations Section for their efforts on the case.

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