BOONTON TOWNSHIP — Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Morris County Chief of confirmed the arrest of Justin N. Emker, 19, Butler, in connection with allegedly filming others in a bathroom stall.
The defendant has been charged with three counts of third-degree Invasion of Privacy.
On July 22, Boonton Township police officers were approached by a concerned citizen at the Rockaway Valley Aerodrome (RVA) Fields in Boonton.
The citizen reported that someone had been in the women’s bathroom for an extended period of time.
Officers located a person later identified as Emker inside one of the bathroom stalls. Further investigation revealed three videos on the defendant’s cellular phone that allegedly depict adult females’ intimate parts while they used the restroom facilities.
Following the arrest, he was released pursuant to the Criminal Justice Reform Act with pretrial release conditions that include monitoring, prohibited from returning to the RVA Fields, and limited cellular phone usage. The defendant is scheduled to appear in court on September 6.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Prosecutor Carroll would like to acknowledge the Boonton Township Police Department and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes / Child Endangerment Unit for their efforts in this investigation.
If anyone has any information related to this investigation, they are encouraged to call the Sex Crimes / Child Endangerment Unit of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office at (973) 285-6200.
Editors Note: A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the juveniles are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
