AG: N.J. sheriff's deputy had sex with Pa. teen, posted video online

Tuesday, February 5, 2019
A New Jersey sheriff's deputy is facing child sex charges in Pennsylvania.

Thirty-three-year-old Joshua Padilla of Eatontown is awaiting extradition to Northampton County.
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The Middlesex County sheriff's deputy is accused of having sex with a 17-year-old last year, and then posting video of the act online.

Pennsylvania State Police received a tip and then arrested Padilla as part of an undercover sting where an agent posed as a 14-year-old girl.

Padilla is charged with unlawful contact with a minor, obscene materials and other sexual performances, sexual abuse of children - manufacturing, disseminating and possessing child pornography, and related charges.
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Attorney General Josh Shapiro is asking anyone with additional information about this case or about Padilla to contact the Child Predator Section hotline at 1-800-385-1044.
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