NJ Crime Fund Investigator Sent Sexual Texts To Victims He Was To Help, Indictment Says

TRENTON, NJ — A Point Pleasant man has been indicted on charges he used his position as an investigator with the state Victims of Crime Compensation Office to send sexual messages to at least six crime victims seeking help from the office, the state Attorney General's Office announced.

Guilherme H. Jamarino, 47, was indicted Thursday on six counts of official misconduct and one count of pattern of official misconduct in the case, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said.

He was arrested in July 2024 after an investigation by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability found that he had sent texts to at least six women whose contact information he had solely because he had been assigned to their cases, authorities said.

The Victims of Crime Compensation Office helps violent crime victims recover by providing financial assistance to them, their families, and victim-service providers, to help alleviate the economic and emotional burdens of victimization. As an investigator, Jamarino’s responsibilities included helping vulnerable crime victims obtain financial reimbursement for costs arising from their victimization.

When he was initially arrested, authorities said he had been sending messages from December 2021 through July 2022, but the indictment alleges he had been texting women going back to 2019. Jaramino was fired July 25, 2022, authorities said at the time of his arrest.

Among the messages he sent were photos of himself shirtless wearing a towel, and a video of himself from the neck up in the shower, authorities said.

Jamarino "allegedly sent another victim a photo of himself looking in a mirror wearing only a towel and gripping the towel in front of his groin," and then texted that victim saying, "send the address, and I’ll come get you" and included two heart-eyed emojis, and another saying "send pics, pretty lady. Full body pics if you have any," authorities said.

Authorities say Jamarino sent messages to several victims asking them to come over to his apartment, or, in another case, asking a victim what city she lived in so he could drive out to where she lived. He allegedly offered to give another victim a massage and sent the victim a picture of an undressed woman receiving a massage.

In one instance Jamarino is accused of sending a victim of gun violence a photo of himself shirtless with guns in the background, authorities said.

Several victims reported they were often upset and confused by the communications, since Jamarino was their point of contact, as the VCCO investigator, and responsible for supporting their claims process, authorities said.

Three women have filed lawsuits against the state and the Victims Crime and Compensation Office alleging they reported Jamarino's behavior and their complaints initially were ignored, NJ.com reported.

"We allege that although this defendant worked for an office that helps crime victims, he instead subjected them to further injustice," Platkin said. "His alleged behavior exploited his professional relationship with the victims and further eroded the trust of these victims when they needed support and reassurance."

“As alleged, the defendant’s job was to help crime victims, but instead, he used his official position for his own benefit,” said Drew Skinner, Executive Director of the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability.

The charges against Jaramino carry a potential sentence of five to 10 years in prison and a fine of up to $150,000.

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Point Pleasant Man Sent Sexual Texts To Crime Victims He Was Supposed To Help: NJAG