RED BANK – A local man has admitted to recording the intimate parts of numerous women, including several juveniles, without their consent at local stores and in their homes, officials said.
Christopher W. Cox, 35, of Red Bank, pled guilty to a single count of second-degree Eluding Police, two counts of second-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and three counts of third-degree Invasion of Privacy.
At around 4 p.m. on October 20, 2022, a man later identified as Cox had entered the ShopRite of Shrewsbury on Shrewsbury Avenue and was following female shoppers around the store. He was using his cell phone to secretly take videos of them from behind, officials said. He then exited the store and left in a white Dodge Durango.
A week later, Cox was pulled over on Newman Springs Road in Red Bank. He initially obeyed the officer, but then got back in his car and sped away. Cox was located in Little Silver shortly thereafter and taken into custody without incident.
Authorities seized numerous digital video files in Cox’s possession, “most depicting girls and women being filmed from below using a cell phone placed in a grocery basket, duffel bag, or other means of conveyance,” officials said.
Other confirmed incidents took place in supermarkets or box stores located in several other towns in Monmouth and Union counties.
In addition, Cox was employed as a plumber and some of the charges against him are connected to incidents taking place in the homes of clients.
A Monmouth County Grand Jury returned a 67-count indictment against Cox in April 2024. The counts were later amended to encompass his crimes against all 27 known victims, a fact he acknowledged during the plea hearing, officials said.
Sentencing in the case has been tentatively scheduled for December 6, at which time the State will recommend a term of eight years in state prison and registration as a sex offender under Megan’s Law, along with Parole Supervision for Life.
