Two Lacey Men Charged In 'Operation Open House'

LACEY TOWNSHIP, NJ - Two Lacey Township men are defendants charged in Operation Open House - an undercover program designed to ferret out child sex abusers who used social media to find victims, according to state Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal.

All of the 24 defendants were charged with second-degree luring, according to a release from Grewal's office.

Dylan Daffron, 28, a cashier at a retail store, was charged with the second-degree attempted sexual assault on a minor (a 15 year old boy); third-degree attempted debauching the morals of a child and third-degree attempted showing obscene material to a minor, according to a release.

Also charged was Zachary Vincent, 24. His occupation is listed as landscaper. He was charged with the second-degree attempted sexual assault on a minor (a 15-year-old girl.), the release states.

Many of the defendants in Operation Open House were arrested at an undercover house in Toms River – a four-bedroom home – while a few were arrested at other meet-up locations or were stopped in their cars after driving to the vicinity of those locations. according to the release.

Those who went to the undercover house allegedly expected to find their victims home alone. Instead, they were arrested upon arrival, sometimes by teams that included the very officer who portrayed the child they targeted for sex.

The undercover house was staffed with dozens of law enforcement officers and evidence technicians. Attorneys were stationed nearby at the Ocean County Prosecutor's Office, according to the release.Subscribe

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