To Catch a Predator · Ocean County investigation
James Marcotte
James Marcotte pleaded guilty to child endangerment after the Ocean County sting. He received two days in jail, credited as served, lifetime parole supervision, and a registration requirement.
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- Outcome
- Sentenced
- Evidence
- Court-verified
- Jurisdiction
- Ocean County, New Jersey
- Encounter
- Not established
- Decoy posed as
- Girl5
- Case number
- 07-08-01248-I
Personal details
- Born
- August 29, 1974
- Occupation
- Printing press operator
- Height
- 5′10″
- Hair
- Brown
- Eyes
- Hazel
Charges & sentence
2 counts · 1 convicted · 1 dismissed
07-08-01248-I
Sentence
Two days in county jail with credit for two days served, parole supervision for life, and sex offender registration.
Supported by the linked court record.
Case records
07-08-01248-IHansen investigation · 2007 · Sentenced
- Court
- Superior Court of New Jersey, Ocean County
- Case number
- 07-08-01248-I
- Filed
- Aug 3, 2007
2 counts · 1 convicted · 1 dismissed
07-08-01248-I
Sentence · Feb 19, 2010
Two days in county jail with credit for two days served, parole supervision for life, and sex offender registration.27
Reviewed sting-related legal outcome. Read saved16-page court packet, first-page judgment of conviction. Indictment07-08-01248-I; guilty pleaOctober13,2009; final amended third-degree endangering welfare of child, count2 dismissed. Unlike abbreviated wiki, actual judgment expressly imposes lifetime parole supervision.
Case narrative
Sting
When James arrived at the beach, Casey Mauro , who was posing as the thirteen-year-old girl, was waiting to greet him. James acknowledged to Casey that he had brought condoms and that he wished to kiss and hold her. Chris cut him off and began to interrogate him. James claimed the girl to be eighteen-years-old. Chris told him that she
informed him she was thirteen when they first started communicating. James denied having intercourse with the fifteen-year-old girl when Chris inquired about her, although he did admit to talking to several minors and meeting a sixteen-year-old girl. After being told he was on Dateline, James tried to leave but was immediately arrested.
2025 update
Chris Hansen found a number associated with James, and he picked up the phone, and Chris introduced himself. The conversation was brief after James said, in an odd way to imply he was in a bad mood from Chris calling, "I am fine." Chris then explained why he contacted him, but James quickly said, "No, thank you!" and hung up the phone. Chris then mentioned how, while James is publicly registered in Pennsylvania, he is classified as a Level 1 (low-risk) sex offender in the state of New Jersey. State law only allows Level 2 and 3 (medium and high-risk) sex offenders' information to be public knowledge. Chris also confirmed James got into no trouble with the law after the encounter he had with him.
Community-written, from the To Catch a Predator Wiki. Not independently verified, and it does not establish charges or court outcomes.
James Marcotte, To Catch a Predator Wiki contributors; see revision and history links. · CC-BY-SA
Media
Sources
- 1James MarcotteThe publisher's named episode discusses James Marcotte in connection with a Chris Hansen investigation. Its description identifies the Ocean County investigation.
- 2State of New Jersey v. James D. Marcotte, judgment of conviction, 07-08-01248-IThe judgment imposes two days in Ocean County Jail with full credit, parole supervision for life, registration, and monetary assessments. Count2 is dismissed.
- 3James Marcotte on MegaphonePublic player title and enclosure code match the exact RSS episode.
- 4James Marcotte on SpotifyPublic episode metadata matches the publisher RSS recording by title, release date and exact enclosure identifier. Additional platform for the existing exact podcast identity.
- 5James Marcotte (community wiki)Attributed community article. Revision date describes the article update, not a court or sting event. Full infobox, narrative sections, references and assets are retained in the private archive.
- 6James Marcotte: occupation informationThe profile infobox lists these occupations. Undated roles do not establish current employment.
- 7James Marcotte: legal outcome (revision 16059)Two days in county jail with credit for two days served, parole supervision for life, and sex offender registration.