New Jersey Man Arrested After Attempting Relationship With Child, Police Say – NBC10 Philadelphia

A New Jersey man was arrested after police say he attempted to lure a child and committed an act of sexual assault in two separate incidents.

According to Atlantic City police, on June 22 at approximately 2:28 p.m., officers responded to Kingston and Sunset Avenues regarding a 13-year-old girl meeting with a man identified as Javier Erazo, 21, of Pleasantville.

Responding officers spoke to the couple and learned they had recently met on social media, police said.

Police said an investigation by Special Victims Unit detectives revealed that Erazo was aware of the girl's age and wanted to have a sexual relationship with her.

Erazo was eventually taken into custody, according to police.

During this investigation, police said detectives learned of another investigation in which Erazo was suspected of inappropriately touching an 11-year-old girl when he was 16 in March 2019 .

Police said that while Erazo was being questioned, he made incriminating statements, which led to him also being charged criminally in the case.

Erazo was charged with attempted luring or seduction of a minor, sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigation Unit at 609-347-5766.

Resources for victims of sexual assault are available through the National Sexual Violence Resource Center and the National Sexual Assault Hotline at: 800-656-4673.