NJ State Trooper Arrested for Soliciting Sex from Undercover Detective Posing as Teen

Trooper Shane Dempsey faces multiple charges after attempting to arrange sexual encounter and obtain explicit images through social media app Whisper.

• Shane Dempsey believed he was communicating with a 14-year-old girl, but it was an undercover detective.
• Dempsey attempted to solicit explicit images and offered payment for sex.
• He was arrested and charged with attempted endangering the welfare of a child, among other offenses.
• The operation was part of an initiative by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office.
• Dempsey has been suspended without pay and faces significant prison time if convicted.

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