TOMS RIVER MAN ARRESTED FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT

Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer and Toms River Township Police Chief Mitch Little announced that on October 4, 2019, Shawn C. Lee, 47 of Toms River, was arrested and charged with Sexual Assault in violation of N.J.S.A. 2C:14-2c(3)(b). The arrest comes after a month long investigation by the Toms River Police Department and Ocean County Prosecutor’s Office. Investigation revealed that Lee had sexual intercourse with a 16 year-old victim in September of 2007.  

Lee is currently lodged in the Ocean County Jail pending a detention hearing.

If anyone has information regarding this investigation, or has been a victim of Mr. Lee, please contact Toms River Police Detective Tom Grosse at 732-349-0150 x 1263 or [email protected].  The investigation is ongoing at this time.

The public and media are reminded that all defendants are innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.