The
Somerset County Prosecutor’s Office has arrested a man they say allegedly
exposed himself to a juvenile victim in the area of an educational facility
located in Montgomery Township.
According
to the prosecutor’s office, on Saturday, Oct. 1, a juvenile victim reported to
police that an unknown male pulled down his pants and exposed himself to her as
she was walking by him.
The victim
was interviewed by detectives and an investigation was conducted. As a result,
Shuai Shen, 54, of Princeton, was identified as a possible suspect.
On
Saturday, Oct. 8, while conducting a surveillance detail at the facility,
officers observed Shen arrive and enter the facility wearing similar clothes as
to what he was wearing on Oct. 1. Shen was observed entering the facility and
then exiting a few minutes later.
At this
point, police approached Shen, placed him in custody without incident and
transported him to the Montgomery Police Department. Shen was charged with third degree
endangering the welfare of a child and fourth degree
lewdness. Shen was lodged in the Somerset County Jail pending a detention
hearing in this matter.
Anyone with
information relating to the incident is urged to contact the Somerset County
Prosecutors Office Sex Crimes/Child Abuse Unit at (908) 231-7100 or the
Montgomery Township Police Department at (908) 359-3222 or via the
STOPit app.