Man Tried To Sexually Assault Child At Hotel In Burlington Co.: AG

BORDENTOWN, NJ — A man arranged a meetup to sexually assault a child at a Burlington County hotel last month, authorities said. Instead, he met the cops.

Hank West, 43, was charged with second-degree luring or enticing a child.

The Chester, Pennsylvania, resident communicated online with an undercover officer who he thought was a child, authorities said. He arranged to meet the officer Feb. 28 at a hotel in Bordentown, promising to bring root beer, according to the state attorney general's office.

West was arrested when he arrived.

Police found personal lubricant and a case of root beer in his vehicle, the attorney general's office said.

West's initial conference in court is scheduled for April 30.

Attorney information for West was unavailable as of this writing.