Jul 21, 2008 1:58 pm US/Eastern
NJ Cops: Youth Supervisor Asked Teens For Nude Pix
Adam Melzer, 34, Arrested On 4 Counts Of Endangering The Welfare Of A Child
Accused Of Persuading Teen Volunteers To Take Naked Pictures Of Each Other
TEANECK, N.J. (CBS) ―
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Adam Melzer, 34, of Teaneck was arrested on four counts of endangering the welfare of a child.
CBS
Bergen County prosecutors announced the arrest of a Teaneck youth program supervisor and basketball coach on four counts of Endangering the Welfare of a Child, CBS 2 HD has learned.
Four males ranging in age from sixteen to eighteen years old disclosed to detectives from the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the Teaneck Police Department that Adam Melzer, 34, of Teaneck, had persuaded them to provide him with naked photos of themselves.
The victims stated the conversations they had with Melzer regarding the photos he requested, as well as the actual taking of the photos, took place in 2006 and 2007 when Melzer was a supervisor at a youth basketball program in River Edge where they served as volunteers.
Melzer also served as a coach on various basketball teams that the victims had played on at one time. Formal statements were obtained from each victim.
The arrest came about as a result of an investigation conducted by members of the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office, Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Squad.
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