Press Releases : human trafficking

Attorney General Platkin Announces Recent Arrests Related to Child Sexual Abuse Materials

Mar 27, 2025 | arrests | Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office | attempted aggravated sexual assault | Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office | Bordentown | Brooklyn | Burlington County | Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office | Camden County Prosecutor's Office | Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office | Chester Pennsylvania | Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM) | Clifton | County Prosecutors’ Offices | Cream Ridge | Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office | DCJ Cyber Crimes Bureau | Department of Homeland Security Investigations | distribution and manufacturing of CSAM | Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) | endangering the welfare of children | enhanced collaboration between local state and federal law enforcement agencies | Essex County Prosecutor’s Office | Federal Bureau of Investigation | Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office | Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office | human trafficking | Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office | luring | Manasquan | Megan's Law | Mercer County Prosecutor's Office | Middlesex County Prosecutor’s Office | Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office | Morris County Prosecutor’s Office | New Egypt | New Jersey ICAC Task Force | New Jersey State Police (NJSP) | New Jersey State Police New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice | Newark | No Early Release Act | Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office | Parole Supervision | Passaic County Sheriff's Office | Phillipsburg | Possession | possession of CSAM | possession of hollow-point bullets | predatory activity online | residential search warrant | Salem County Prosecutor’s Office | sexually assaulting a child | Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office | St. Petersburg Florida | State Prison | Sussex County Prosecutor’s Office | undercover officer | Union Beach | Union County Prosecutor's Office | unlawful possession of a handgun | Warren County Prosecutor's Office | Williamstown | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | New Jersey State Police | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) announced the arrests of two individuals charged with Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM) related offenses this week.

Ocean County Man Charged with Human Trafficking in Attempt to Lure Underage Girls for Sex

Feb 28, 2025 | attempting to debauch the morals of a child | attempting to engage in sex with a child who was less than 13 years old | attempting to lure young children | Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) | human trafficking | Lanoka Harbor | New Jersey State Police | Ocean County man | predatory online behavior | Sexual Activity | The Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force | Child Protection | Division of Criminal Justice | Press Release | Sexual Assault Victims

For Immediate Release: February 28, 2025 Office of the Attorney General- Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney GeneralDivision of Criminal Justice- Theresa L. Hilton, Director For Further Information: Media Inquiries-Matthew ReillyOAGpress@njoag.gov TRENTON – Attorney General...

AG Platkin: Seven Defendants Indicted as Two Separate Human Trafficking Rings Are Dismantled in North and South Jersey

Dec 3, 2024 | defendants indicted | facilitating human trafficking | human trafficking | human trafficking rings | human trafficking rings dismantled | seven defendants | Crime Victims | Division of Criminal Justice | Division of Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Human Trafficking | New Jersey State Police | Press Release | Victims of Crime Compensation Office

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ), and the New Jersey State Police (NJSP) today announced that seven defendants were indicted in connection with two separate human trafficking enterprises in North and South Jersey. One human trafficking ring was based in Essex County, where a suspected female trafficker allegedly used beatings with an electrical cord and other acts of physical violence to control the teenage victims, subjecting them to sexual assaults by strangers and profiting from the abuse.

Attorney General Platkin Announces Applications Now Being Accepted for 2025 Attorney General’s Honors Program

Aug 28, 2024 | Antitrust | argue in court | Attorney General's Honors Program | Career Opportunities | civil rights | Conviction Review | Cyber Crimes | Data Privacy & Cybersecurity | draft legal pleadings | Environmental Justice and Enforcement | Fatal Police Encounters | Firearms Civil Enforcement and Accountability | human trafficking | investigate cases | law school graduates | legal strategy | negotiate with opposing counsel | Office of the Attorney General | Public Corruption | public service | Reproductive Health Rights | Sexual and Domestic Violence Policy Prevention and Enforcement | Social Media Accountability | Solicitor General Fellow | third-year law students | Violence Intervention and Victim Assistance | Violence Suppression and Organized Crime | Workers’ Rights and Labor Enforcement | Honors Program | Press Release

Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today announced that the application period is open for the 2025 New Jersey Attorney General’s Honors Program, a two-year program that offers recent law school graduates and newly admitted lawyers the opportunity to start their legal careers in public service in the Department of Law and Public Safety.

AG’s Office Seeking the Public’s Help to Locate Fugitive Kurt Young, Retired Corrections Officer Charged with Human Trafficking

Feb 6, 2024 | Atlantic City | facilitating human trafficking | FBI Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Task Force | fugitive | human trafficking | Indictment | New Jersey State Police (NJSP) | NJSP Casino Gaming Bureau | Retired Corrections Officer | Special Investigations Unit | The Division of Criminal Justice | Division of Criminal Justice | Human Trafficking | Press Release

The Attorney General’s Office is asking the public for information to assist with the ongoing search for a retired corrections officer who failed to appear at a criminal trial on human trafficking charges.

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