Man Exposed Himself To Boy, 9, During Online Chat: Morris Prosecutor

HANOVER, NJ — Officials charged a Morris County man with child endangerment after saying he had sexually explicit conversations with a nine-year-old boy online.

Brian J. Cariddi, 39, is also accused of exposing himself during online conversations with the boy, and asking the child to send Cariddi photos of his private parts, authorities said.

Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll said that Cariddi, of Hanover Township, had multiple communications with the child between Dec. 11, 2022 and Jan. 10, 2023. The victim was not a New Jersey resident, Carroll said.

Cariddi was arrested on March 8, 2024 and has been detained in the Morris County Correctional Facility ahead of future court proceedings, Carroll said.

The charges Cariddi faces are: Attempted endangering the welfare of a child- production of child sex abuse material (second-degree), Endangering the welfare of a child - sexual conduct (third-degree), and Lewdness (fourth-degree).

The victim was located in North Carolina at the time of the conversations, Carroll said in a news release Thursday alongside MCPO Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Hanover Township Police Chief Michael Loock.

Officials are still investigating, and said they would not release more information at this time.

The Hanover Township Police Department and Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force assisted in the investigation.

Anyone with more information about this case is asked to contact the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes / Child Endangerment Unit at 973-285-6200.