Morris County Man Sent Explicit Selfies To Undercover Cops, Police Say

MORRISTOWN, NJ — Rockaway Borough resident Andrew Ryan Hendershot, 32, was arrested February 28 on suspicion of sending sexually explicit messages to an undercover officer posing as a minor, police said.

The case originated with a tip from the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota to the Morris County Prosecutor's Office. Hendershot is accused of having sent sexually explicit comments on Snapchat to an undercover agent for the Polk County Sheriff's Office, according to police. Upon learning the suspect is a Rockaway Borough resident, Polk County alerted the Morris County Prosecutor's Office, who recruited the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force for assistance.

Investigators posed as 13-year-old and 11-year-old female children in online forums. Hendershot engaged with an undercover officer, sending her sexually graphic images of himself, police said. He is also accused of having asked and agreed to meet with the officer, believing her to be the 13-year-old she portrayed.

Henderson is charged with attempted luring, attempted sexual assault, attempted endangering the welfare of a child - sexual conduct, attempted endangering the welfare of a child - possession of child sexual abuse material, obscenity in the third degree, and attempted criminal sexual conduct.