Burlington County Prosecutor LaChia L. Bradshaw and Mount Laurel Police Chief Timothy Hudnall announced that a 25-year-old Mount Laurel man has been charged with sexually assaulting an underage female he met on a messaging app.
Jake E. Toczylowski was charged with three counts of Sexual Assault (Second Degree), one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child (Third Degree) and one count of Criminal Sexual Contact (Fourth Degree).
Toczylowski was taken into custody yesterday and lodged in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly pending a detention hearing in Superior Court. The case will be prepared for presentation to a grand jury for possible indictment.
The investigation began last week when a family member of the victim contacted the Mount Laurel Police Department to report the sexual assault, which occurred earlier this summer. The investigation revealed that Toczylowski arranged to meet the victim in person after communicating with her online. The sexual assault occurred in his vehicle while it was parked on a township street.
Additional details are being withheld in an effort to protect the victim’s identity. Toczylowski is employed by the Mount Laurel Township Municipal Utilities Authority.
This case was investigated by the Mount Laurel Police Department Detective Bureau and the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office Special Victim’s Unit. The lead investigators are MLPD Detective Kevin Scheuren and BCPO Detective Kerry Butler.
Anyone with information concerning this defendant that might be useful to investigators is asked to contact the Mount Laurel Police Department at tips@mountlaurelpd.org or the Prosecutor’s Office at tips@co.burlington.nj.us.
All persons are considered innocent unless and until proven guilty in a court of law.