TOMS RIVER – A man was sentenced to five years for trying to meet a 14-year-old at a house in Toms River for sex.
Richard Hoffman, 27, of Mays Landing, was sentenced to five years for Luring. He will have to register as a Megan’s Law offender, and he will be subject to parole supervision for life.
He thought he was chatting with a 14-year-old girl, but it was an undercover detective. He arrived at the prearranged location and was arrested. He was released as a consequence of New Jersey Bail Reform, police said.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer acknowledged Supervising Assistant Prosecutor Kristin Pressman who handled the case on behalf of the State, and commended the following departments who took part in the sting: the New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice, NJ Regional Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, NJ State Police, Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crime Unit, prosecutor’s offices in Atlantic, Bergen, Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Essex, Gloucester, Hudson, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Warren counties, as well as the U.S. Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations, NJ State Parole Board, and police departments in Bayonne, Gloucester, Hazlet, Keyport, Monroe, Red Bank, Spring Lake, Toms River, and Voorhees.
