Lambertville Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting Boy Met Him On Grindr

The Lambertville man who allegedly sexually assaulted a child at a Solebury Township park met his victim on the gay dating website Grindr, according to testimony during a preliminary hearing last week.

It was during a follow-up conversation on Snapchat that the 13-year-old boy suggested meeting Saul Nathan Barson, 29, at the Pat Livezey Park on Feb. 3, the Princeton Packet reports.

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After the two engaged in small talk, the victim said he and Barson had sex before the victim’s mother showed up, according to the report. Before Barson was able to leave, the victim said his mother wrote down Barson’s license plate and reported it to police.

Barson, who worked as Princeton's animal control officer, has been suspended without pay for the alleged assault.

Barson was arrested last month and charged with involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, statutory sexual assault, sexual assault, indecent assault, corruption of minors and criminal use of a communication facility.

The town has said that Barson, who was also a crossing guard in Princeton, had no criminal record and “glowing recommendations” as a strong worker before he was hired as the town’s Animal Control Officer in 2015.

He is currently out on bail, with an arraignment scheduled for April 21.

The attached image of Nate Barson was provided