Pennsylvania man sought for sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl in Camden County, New Jersey

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Tuesday, April 22, 2025 9:46PM
Pennsylvania man sought for sexually assaulting 12-year-old girl in Camden County
Authorities are searching for a man wanted for sexually assaulting a child in Pine Hill, Camden County.

PINE HILL, N.J. (WPVI) -- Authorities are searching for a man wanted for sexually assaulting a child in Pine Hill, Camden County.

Shane Hennesy, 22, of Newtown Square, Pennsylvania, has been charged with first-degree aggravated sexual assault and related offenses.

The girl was assaulted between December 2024 and January 2025 after the two met online, the prosecutor's office said.

According to the criminal complaint, Hennesy climbed through the girls' bedroom window while her parents and siblings were asleep.

He is accused of assaulting her in her bed and staying in the room for hours before leaving through the window.

Authorities released both Hennesy's driver's license image and photos he posted of himself online.

Noting the difference between the photos, police say Hennesy has lost some weight but is also using filters to change his appearance.

Shane Hennessy
Shane Hennessy
Camden County Prosecutor's Office

Authorities say Hennesy is 6'1" and weighs about 200 pounds.

Hennesy is known to frequent Newtown Square, Pennsylvania as well as Ocean City, Maryland and Newark, Delaware, investigators said.

Anyone with information about Hennesy's whereabouts is asked to contact Senior Detective Stephen Bezich of the U.S. Marshals Service New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force - Camden Division at (609) 331-0310.

Anyone with information about the sexual assault investigation is asked to contact Detective Kerry Butler of the Camden County Prosecutor's Office Special Victims Unit at (856) 225-8664. Tips can also be sent online at CAMDEN.TIPS.

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