By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Ocean County announced that on September 20, Spencer Caudle, 36, of Prairieville, Louisiana, was sentenced by the Honorable Kimarie Rahill, J.S.C., to seven years in New Jersey State Prison relative to his guilty plea to Explicit Contact in connection with an incident that occurred in Toms River on May 27, 2023.
Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said Caudle would also be subject to the terms of Megan’s Law, Nicole’s Law – which permanently prohibits him from having any contact with his victim, and Parole Supervision for Life.
Caudle pled guilty to the charge before Judge Rahill on April 2, officials say.
Officials stated that an investigation by the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit and Toms River Township Police Department Detective Bureau revealed that on May 27, 2023, Caudle traveled from Louisiana to the Toms River area and had explicit contact with a 14-year-old victim.
Caudle had been communicating with the victim through the Whisper messenger application, officials say.
Authorities say continuing investigation revealed that Caudle planned on returning to the area to have explicit contact with the victim again.
According to officials, on June 16, 2023, Caudle flew from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Newark Liberty International Airport, where he was taken into custody by Detectives from the Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victims Unit, United States Department of Homeland Security, and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department.
Caudle was subsequently transported to the Ocean County Jail, where he has been lodged since that date, officials said.