Child Lured Into Car By Man Met On App, Bergen County Prosecutor Says

BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A Bergen County man has been arrested after he met a minor on an app, lured the child into his car, and committed an "act of lewdness," prosecutors said.

Erick Nunez, 21, of Hackensack was charged on Feb. 15 with luring, lewdness, and endangering the welfare of a child, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.

Prosecutors said that the Lodi Police Department contacted them on that date to say that Nunez had contacted a child under 16 on the "Monkey" video chat platform, as well as via Instagram.

Nunez arranged to meet the child in Lodi, prosecutors said.

He "Picked the child up in his vehicle, committed an act of lewdness, and endangered the child," prosecutors said.

Nunez was charged with second-degree luring, third-degree endangering the welfare of a child, and lewdness, a disorderly persons offense, prosecutors said.

He was ordered released to await further action by the Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, prosecutors said

One internet safety guide for parents says that users must be 18 years old to chat on Monkey, but that there is no verification.