Seaside Heights Man Charged With Megan's Law Violation

TOMS RIVER, NJ — A Seaside Heights man who is a convicted sex offender has been charged with failing to notify police he was living in the borough, the Ocean County prosecutor's office said Tuesday.

John C. Bailey, 54, was arrested Jan. 17 and charged with failure to register as a sex offender, Prosecutor Bradley Billhimer said.

Bailey was taken into custody without incident by officers of the Seaside Heights Police Department and the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Megan’s Law Unit.

Megan's Law, which was passed in 1994, requires convicted sex offenders to register with their local police departments whenever they move and/or change their residential address, and when they change jobs. Failure to register is a third-degree crime.

Investigators learned Bailey had been working in Seaside Heights without registering or notifying any law enforcement agencies. He is being held in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.

Bailey is a Tier 3 sex offender, according to the New Jersey State Police internet registry. He was convicted in 1994 of multiple violent sexual attacks on "females of all ages" in stores and public places.

Anyone with relevant information regarding this case or others violating Megan’s Law requirements should contact Sgt. John Argento of the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office at 732-929-2027, ext. 2903. The information may be provided anonymously.

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