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After a coordinated investigation involving members of the\u00a0Lumberton Police Department, the Burlington County Prosecutor\u2019s Office\u2019s High-Tech Crimes Unit, and the New Jersey State Police Digital Technology Investigations Unit,\u00a025-year-old Lumberton resident Jonathan C. Tyler was […]","datePublished":"2016-12-09","dateModified":"2026-01-08","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/njcriminallawdefense.com\/blog\/author\/njcriminallawdefense\/#Person","name":"William Fay, Esq.","url":"https:\/\/njcriminallawdefense.com\/blog\/author\/njcriminallawdefense\/","identifier":8,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8e9869b68803369cd82f0d8d684c730be056db7c94e3ce06af05f80bee316c35?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8e9869b68803369cd82f0d8d684c730be056db7c94e3ce06af05f80bee316c35?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"The Law Offices of William C. 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Tyler was taken into custody at the\u00a0Lumberton Police Station on Wednesday, December 7th. The investigation was prompted by members of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, who contacted police about Tyler\u2019s conduct online.Tyler, who currently lives on the\u00a0100 block of Rambling Road, was reportedly released from jail on\u00a0February\u00a017, 2015 after serving a nine-month sentence for another\u00a0sex crime. Specifically, Tyler was convicted for showing obscene material to a minor. During the recent investigation, officials say that Tyler was discovered having sexual conversations online with underage girls. He is accused of asking the girls to provide nude photographs of themselves and offering them up to $1,000 for sex. A subsequent search of Tyler\u2019s cell phone led to further discoveries of nude photos of pre-pubescent girls.Now, Tyler has been charged with\u00a0two counts of\u00a0endangering the welfare of a child\u00a0and one count of attempting to endanger the welfare of a child. He was being held in lieu of bail set at\u00a0$50,000 with no 10 percent option. In New Jersey, a person can be charged with endangering the welfare of a child, often referred to as \u201cchild endangerment,\u201d for a vast array of alleged conduct. To this effect, the language of the statute that governs these offenses is purposefully broad.According to section\u00a0N.J.S.A. 2C:24-4\u00a0of the New Jersey criminal code, \u201cAny other person who\u00a0engages in conduct or who causes harm to a child\u00a0under the age of 16 is guilty of a third degree crime.\u201d Quite obviously, causing harm can be\u00a0interpreted\u00a0in many ways. A third degree crime is punishable by a New Jersey State Prison term ranging from 3 to 5 years; however, endangering charges can become more serious when the defendant has a legal duty for the care of a child or has assumed responsibility for the care of a child.In addition,\u00a0endangering the welfare of a child charges often arise in the context of child pornography. For instance, a person can be charged with child endangerment for possessing, distributing, selling, transferring, or participating in the production, filming, or photography of child pornography. Depending on the nature of the specific offense, these charges can range in severity from fourth degree to first degree crimes, punishable by prison sentences ranging from 18 months to 20 years.For additional information pertaining to this case, access the following article:\u00a0Man offered young girls $1,000 to have sex, officials say."},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/njcriminallawdefense.com\/blog\/#breadcrumbitem"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Lumberton Man Charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child for Alleged Sex Crimes Online","item":"https:\/\/njcriminallawdefense.com\/blog\/lumberton-man-charged-with-endangering-the-welfare-of-a-child-for-alleged-sex-crimes\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]