Sentencing for NJ police trooper who tried to arrange sex with ‘teen’ Erin Vogt Published: December 12, 2025 NJ state police trooper admits attempted sex assault of girl (State Police, Whisper, Canva)

🚨 State Police trooper is sentenced to seven years after trying to meet who he thought was a 14-year-old girl for sex in Freehold.

👮‍♂️ Shane Dempsey arrived in a police-issued vehicle and was arrested in an undercover sting.

⚖️ He must register as a sex offender, forfeit his pension, and is banned from public employment.

FREEHOLD — A State Police trooper who admitted trying to arrange a chance to sexually assault a child in Freehold has been sent to prison.

Shane Dempsey, of Brick , was sentenced to seven years, and must serve two before being eligible for parole.

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