Metuchen Man Arrested In Child Predator Bust: NJ AG

METUCHEN, NJ — A train conductor from Metuchen has been arrested as part of a statewide bust on alleged child predators, authorities announced on Tuesday.

Robert Lisicki, 51, has been charged with attempted luring and attempted sexual assault on a minor, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal said. Lisicki believed he was talking to a 15-year-old boy online when he was actually talking to an undercover police officer online.

The majority of the 24 men were arrested when they arrived at a home in Toms River, Grewal. All were charged with luring but many face additional charges.

"It is a frightening reality that sexual predators are lurking on social media, ready to strike if they find a child who is vulnerable," said Attorney General Gurbir Grewal. "To counter that threat, we are working collaboratively and aggressively across all levels of law enforcement to apprehend these sex offenders. We want child predators to know that we are on social media too – and the child they target may be the undercover officer who puts them in handcuffs. That is the message of Operation Open House."

The arrests in Operation Open House were made over a five-day period from Sept. 5 through Sept. 9. In addition to the train conductor, those arrested included a police officer, a nurse, a firefighter, college students, and a registered sex offender, according to the release.

You can read about the other 23 arrests here.

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