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TRENTON
- Attorney General Paula T. Dow, Criminal
Justice Director Stephen J. Taylor and State
Police Superintendent Colonel Rick Fuentes
announced that a Cumberland County man has
been arrested for allegedly manipulating
two women into photographing or video-recording
sexual acts involving children. The two
women were also arrested.
According
to Director Taylor, Gary T. Cramer, 26,
was arrested by New Jersey State Police
detectives on Feb. 16 at his home on Cedarbrook
Avenue in Bridgeton. The arrest was not
announced initially because of the ongoing
investigation. Cramer allegedly convinced
two women that he was their boyfriend, manipulating
them into recording sex acts involving young
children. He was in fact the boyfriend of
a third woman who is not charged.
In
one case, Cramer allegedly solicited a 20-year-old
woman from Winslow Township, Camden County,
to have her photograph a girl and a boy
engaged in a sexual act. At Cramer’s
request, the woman allegedly directed the
8-year-old girl to perform oral sex on the
13-year-old boy, and took a photo of the
act with her cell phone that she sent to
Cramer’s phone. State Police detectives
arrested the woman on Jan. 23. To protect
the victims, her name is not being released.
In
the second case, Cramer allegedly solicited
a 24-year-old woman from Woodbine, Cape
May County, to have her make a video using
her cell phone of herself performing oral
sex on her own infant son, who was 5 months
old. She allegedly sent it to Cramer’s
phone. She was arrested on Feb. 16. Her
name is being withheld to protect the child,
who has been removed from her home.
“This
man allegedly convinced two women to arrange
and record sexual acts involving young children
to satisfy his perverse desires,”
said Attorney General Dow. “We will
do all we can to protect children by prosecuting
sexual predators to the full extent of the
law.”
“We
will continue to work closely with the State
Police to target those who exploit and sexually
abuse children,” said Director Taylor.
“These cases are an absolute priority.”
“The
primary goals of the New Jersey State Police
Digital Technology Investigations Unit and
the New Jersey Internet Crimes Against Children
Task Force are to identify and rescue children
who are exploited by those who prey upon
them, giving a voice to those who cannot
be heard,” said Colonel Rick Fuentes,
Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police.
As
part of the investigation, the State Police
executed search warrants on Feb. 16 for
Cramer’s home, his vehicle and the
home of the Woodbine woman. Detectives seized
three computers from Cramer’s home.
During the search of his vehicle, detectives
seized a laptop computer and cell phone
belonging to Cramer, as well as a cell phone
that had belonged to the Woodbine woman.
They were taken to the Regional Computer
Forensic Laboratory at the Hamilton (Mercer
County) Technology Center for examination.
Cramer
and the two women are each charged with
aggravated sexual assault (1st degree),
endangering the welfare of a child (causing
or permitting a child to engage in a prohibited
sexual act knowing, having reason to know,
or intending that the prohibited act may
be photographed) (2nd degree), endangering
the welfare of a child (distribution of
child pornography) (2nd degree), and endangering
the welfare of a child (possession of child
pornography) (4th degree). Cramer and the
Winslow woman are also charged with conspiracy
(2nd degree).
The
lead investigator for the New Jersey State
Police is Detective Erin Micciulla. The
case was investigated by the New Jersey
State Police Digital Technology Investigations
Unit, New Jersey Internet Crimes Against
Children Task Force, NJSP Cyber Crimes Unit,
NJSP Missing Persons Unit, NJSP Troop A
Criminal Investigation Office and NJSP TEAMS
South Unit. Assistance was provided by the
Camden County Prosecutor’s Office,
Cumberland County Prosecutor’s Office
and Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office.
Deputy
Attorney General Kenneth Sharpe is assigned
to the investigation and prosecution for
the Division of Criminal Justice Computer
Analysis and Technology Unit.
Cramer
is being held in the Cumberland County Jail
with bail set at $200,000. The Woodbine
woman is being held in the Cape May County
Jail with bail set at $300,000, and the
Winslow woman is being held in the Camden
County Jail with bail set at $200,000.
The
charges filed against the defendants are
merely accusations and they are presumed
innocent until proven guilty. Because the
charges are indictable offenses, they will
be presented to a grand jury for potential
indictment.
First-degree
crimes carry a maximum sentence of 20 years
in state prison and a $200,000 fine. Second-degree
crimes carry a maximum sentence of 10 years
in prison and a fine of $150,000, while
fourth-degree crimes carry a sentence of
up to 18 months in prison and a $10,000
fine.
If
you suspect improper contact by unknown
persons communicating with children via
the Internet or possible exploitation or
sexual abuse of children please contact
the New Jersey Internet Crimes Against Children
Task Force Tipline at 1-888-648-6007.
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