DOVER — Morris County Prosecutor Robert Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Dover Police Chief Jonathan Delaney confirmed the arrest of Eric Morales-Cortez, 20, of Dover, for Invasion of Privacy, Stalking, Cyber Harassment, and Obscenity.
It is alleged that the defendant filmed a victim during an explicit act without the victim’s consent and then released that video directly to multiple individuals and on social media. It is also alleged that the defendant sent different explicit videos to one victim in 2023 and to another victim in 2025. It is further alleged that the defendant took videos of a different victim on multiple occasions placing her in fear for her safety. Additionally, it is alleged that the defendant repeatedly trespassed on another victim’s property and peered into her windows causing her to fear for her safety. It is alleged he followed another victim while they were on foot and he was following in a vehicle. These acts occurred over the course of 2024 through 2025.
As a result of this thorough investigation, Morales-Cortez has been charged with two counts of third degree Invasion of Privacy, four counts of fourth degree Cyber Harassment, three counts of fourth degree Stalking, four counts of fourth degree Obscenity, and one count of fourth degree Peering. He has also been charged with one count of Criminal Trespass in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C: 18-3a, which is a disorderly persons offense.
Pursuant to the Criminal Justice Reform Act, the defendant has been detained in the Morris County Correctional Facility pending future court proceedings.
Law enforcement agencies that participated in this investigation include members of the Dover Police Department and the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Sex Crimes/Child Endangerment Unit.
Editor’s Note: The court’s rules require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and/or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
