New Jersey child predator extradited to Pennsylvania to face charges in interstate child exploitation investigation

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BENSALEM, PA — A 65-year-old Hainesport, New Jersey man has been charged in Bucks County following an undercover investigation by Bensalem Police that began earlier this year, officials announced.

According to police, the investigation began on April 30, 2025, when a man initiated communication via a social media platform with someone he believed to be a 13-year-old girl. Over the following weeks, police allege the man sent inappropriate messages and images, and made plans to travel to Bensalem to meet the individual in person.

Authorities confirmed that no child was involved and that the communications took place as part of a law enforcement operation.

Before the planned meeting occurred, the suspect was arrested on June 30, 2025, by the Burlington County…