TINTON FALLS, N.J. (1010 WINS) — A New Jersey man was charged last week after he hid a 17-year-old girl in his motel room, authorities said.
Jerome L. Harbour, 41, was charged with promoting prostitution of a child, endangering the welfare of a child via sexual conduct, endangering the welfare of a child via non-sexual conduct, hindering apprehension, four narcotics offenses, criminal sexual contact and fourth-degree obstruction of justice, according to a statement Monday from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office.
On Nov. 16, the Tinton Falls Police Department was alerted that a 17-year-old girl may be in crisis somewhere in the area of Eatontown or Tinton Falls. Authorities said that a search of the area led officers to a motel near the interchange of Route 18, Route 36 and the Garden State Parkway.
When officers knocked on the door of the room where Harbour was staying, he denied any knowledge of the whereabouts of the teen in question, but moments later she was found hidden in his room.
Harbour was placed in police custody, and the girl was taken to safety.
Investigators learned that Harbour had allegedly discarded the girl’s cellphone in a neighboring town. Suspected cocaine, oxycodone and two types of prescription tranquilizers were found during a search of his room.
He was transferred to the Monmouth County Correctional Institution, where he will be held until his initial appearance and detention hearing in Monmouth County Superior Court.
Anyone with information about this matter or Harbour’s recent activities is urged to contact MCPO Det. Kayla Santiago at 800-533-7443 or Tinton Falls Police Department Det. Sgt. Daniel Osofsky at 732-542-4422.
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