Former New Jersey high school teacher sentenced for enticing boy to engage in criminal sexual conduct online
NEWARK, N.J. — A Branchburg, New Jersey, man who previously worked as a high school music teacher was sentenced today to 127 months in prison for soliciting a boy to engage in sexually explicit conduct in exchange for money. The charges resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Branchburg Police Department.
David M. Adams, 30, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William H. Walls on information charging him with one count of online enticement of a minor to engage in criminal sexual conduct.
“We will continue to pursue individuals who attempt to take advantage of our most precious commodity – our children,” said Special Agent in Charge Terence S. Opiola, HSI Newark. “I commend our special agents and their law enforcement partners on a job well done.”
According to documents filed in this case and statements made in court:
Adams admitted that, between May 2014 and September 2014, he used the internet, including Skype, to induce a victim who was less than 18-years-old to engage in sexually explicit conduct. In exchange for allowing Adams to view the conduct on Skype, Adams paid the victim using PayPal and other means.
During that time, Adams was a music teacher at Eisenhower Middle School in Roxbury, New Jersey. Subsequently, Adams was a music teacher at Bridgewater-Raritan High School in Somerset County, New Jersey.
In addition to the prison term, Adams was sentenced to lifetime supervised release.
This investigation was conducted under HSI’s Operation Predator, an international initiative to protect children from sexual predators. Since the launch of Operation Predator in 2003, HSI has arrested more than 14,000 individuals for crimes against children, including the production and distribution of online child pornography, traveling overseas for sex with minors, and sex trafficking of children. In fiscal year 2015, nearly 2,400 individuals were arrested by HSI special agents under this initiative and more than 1,000 victims identified or rescued.
HSI encourages the public to report suspected child predators and any suspicious activity through its toll-free Tip Line at 1-866-DHS-2-ICE or by completing its online tip form. Both are staffed around the clock by investigators. From outside the U.S. and Canada, callers should dial 802-872-6199. Hearing impaired users can call TTY 802-872-6196.
Suspected child sexual exploitation or missing children may be reported to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, an Operation Predator partner, via its toll-free 24-hour hotline, 1-800-THE-LOST.
For additional information about wanted suspected child predators, download HSI’s Operation Predator smartphone app or visit the online suspect alerts page.
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