New Jersey educator arrested for sexual assault of child, Ocean County Prosecutor's Office says
An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was arrested and charged with sexual assault of a minor.
James Hadley, 66, of Barnegat, New Jersey, was charged with second-degree sexual assault of a victim under the age of 16, second-degree luring a minor to commit a sexual act, third-degree endangering the welfare of a child and fourth-degree criminal sexual contact based on at least three incidents in March, according to the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office.
Prosecutors said Hadley travelled to Pleasantville, New Jersey, on Friday to meet the child to engage in a sexual act. Hadley was arrested by detectives from the Pleasantville Police Department and the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office's Special Victims Unit before he could meet with the child.
Investigators said Hadley had met the minor at least two other times to engage in sexual acts that he paid the child to perform.
CBS News Philadelphia spoke with a family member of the child connected to the case on the condition of anonymity, who said the suspect first contacted the boy online. The family member said relatives discovered messages between the suspect and the child on the boy's phone and contacted police.
CBS News Philadelphia is trying to determine whether Hadley has an attorney and to reach out for a response.
Ocean County College President Pamela J. Monaco said Hadley was suspended from his role as dean at the school and restricted from the campus. The college will cooperate with law enforcement and has no record of complaints or reports about his conduct at the school, Monaco said in an email to CBS News Philadelphia.
A spokesperson for Kean University said Hadley's contract as an adjunct instructor at Kean Ocean was terminated Monday after officials learned of his arrest.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information on this case is asked to contact the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office at 609-909-7800 or go to the Prosecutor's Office Website at ACPO.Tips to leave an anonymous tip.
