Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer announced that on Friday, January 17, John Bailey, 54, Seaside Heights, was arrested and charged with Failure to Register as a Sex Offender.
According to officials, Bailey was taken into custody without incident by officers of the Seaside Heights Police Department and the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office Megan's Law Unit.
"Since 1994, Megan's Law requires certain offenders to register with their local police departments whenever they move and change their residential address or place of employment. Failure to comply with this obligation is the third-degree crime," noted Prosecutor Billhimer.
Investigation in this matter revealed that Bailey had been employed in Seaside Heights without registering or notifying any law enforcement agencies. Bailey is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail, pending a detention hearing.
Anyone with relevant information regarding this case or others violating Megan's Law requirements should contact Sergeant John Argento of the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office at (732) 929 2027, Ext. 2903. The information may be provided anonymously.
For further information, please visit the State Police Sex Offender Internet Registry at:
[sex offender registry](http://www.njsp.org/sex-offender-registry/index.shtml)