PARSIPPANY — Multiple Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Officers responded to the area of the playground located at 1480 Route 46, Troy Hills Village, for a male committing a lewd act, specifically masturbating at 3:57 p.m. on Friday, July 28.
Responding Officers located the male, Jeffrey VanDuyne, Jr., 40, Parsippany.
After conducting a brief investigation and speaking to the caller/witness, Mr. VanDuyne was placed under arrest for lewdness and transported to Parsippany Police Headquarters.
Through further investigation by Detective John Keiling, along with Patrol Officer Lampros Nicos and Scott Baker, it was determined that Mr. VanDuyne had his genitals exposed while three children were playing in the playground area, but the juveniles did not view this.
He was subsequently charged on a Complaint-Summonses with one count of Fourth Degree Lewdness 2C:14-4B(1).
He was released on his own recognizance pending his court date.
Editors Note: A criminal complaint is merely an accusation. Despite this accusation, the defendant is presumed innocent until he or she is proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
