YouTubers posing as young boy online help police nab Hammonton man
Authorities say a 53-year-old man from Hammonton arrived to a hotel in Egg Harbor Township expecting to meet a 15-year-old boy, but instead was confronted by YouTube vigilantes who pose as children online to catch predators.
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Jul 29, 2022, 12:08 PM
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Updated 638 days ago
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13h agoAuthorities
say a 53-year-old man from
Hammonton arrived to a hotel in Egg Harbor Township expecting to meet a
15-year-old boy, but instead
was confronted by YouTube vigilantes who pose as children online to catch
predators.
Police fielded a report Sunday
around 8 p.m. of an adult male attempting to meet up with a juvenile. The
report was made by two civilian complainants who operate a YouTube channel. The
duo poses as juveniles on the internet for the purpose of catching child
predators.
Police say the duo posed as a
15-year-old boy and made plans to meet up with Raymond Effinger Jr.,
53, at a hotel for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity. Once he arrived at
the hotel, the duo recorded the
interaction
before Effinger Jr. drove away. Efforts to have him turn himself in were unsuccessful.
Effinger Jr. was located Wednesday evening and
arrested.
He was later lodged in the Atlantic
County Justice facility pending court appearances.
Anyone with additional information
is asked to email CID@ehtpd.com or call
Crime Stoppers at
609-652-1234
or 1-800-658-8477 (TIPS) or visit the Crime Stoppers Website at http://www.crimestoppersatlantic.com/.
