Camden County, NJ – A Pennsauken man has been arrested and charged for attempting to meet with an
underage girl to engage in sexual conduct after chatting online, reported Camden County Prosecutor
Grace C. MacAulay.
Gustavo Sosa, 31, is charged with 2nd
-degree Attempting to Lure a Child, 2nd
-degree Attempted Sexual
Assault, 2nd
-degree Attempted Prostitution with a Minor, and 3rd
-degree Attempted Endangering the
Welfare of a Child. Additionally, he was charged with two counts of Engaging in Prostitution (disorderly
persons offenses).
On February 3, 2026, Sosa began communicating online with a person who he believed was a 14-year-old
girl. Meanwhile, the person chatting with him was actually an undercover detective from the Camden
County Prosecutor’s Office High Tech Crimes Unit. During the conversation, Sosa arranged a meeting at
a park in Pennsauken for the purpose of engaging in sexual activity with the girl in exchange for money.
On February 4, 2026, Sosa was taken into custody at the meeting location by members of the Cherry Hill
Police Department Tactical Response Team and Camden County Prosecutor’s Office. He was remanded
to the Camden County Correctional Facility.
Following the arrest, detectives became aware of social media posts by members of the public mistaking
this arrest as an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation. No ICE agents were involved in
this arrest. The Camden County Prosecutor’s Office and our local law enforcement partners adhere to the
practices established under the Immigrant Trust Directive issued by the New Jersey Attorney General’s
Office. For more information on the Immigrant Trust Directive, please visit: www.njoag.gov/trust.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant John Cochran of the Camden County Prosecutor’s
Office High Tech Crimes Unit at (856) 225-8826. Tips may also be sent to CAMDEN.TIPS.
All individuals charged with crimes are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.