By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Essex County announced the arrest of a 27-year-old Brooklyn man on charges of luring a 14-year-old girl to a Maplewood park for sexual purposes.
Essex County Prosecutor Theodore N. Stephens, II said the Special Victim’s Unit of the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office received a tip that an adult male was exchanging messages with a 14-year-old girl he met on a dating app.
Police say those messages progressed to a plan to meet in person for sexual activity.
Detectives from the Special Victim’s Unit, working with the Maplewood Police, conducted surveillance involving the planned meet-up location.
According to officials, when the suspect arrived at the predetermined time and place, detectives placed him under arrest.
The suspect was identified as Nazarjon Abdukahorov, 27, of Brooklyn, and charged with second-degree Luring and third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, officials said.
He is currently detained at the Essex County Correctional Facility pending disposition of these charges.