COPS THINKING WITH THEIR DICKS

New Jersey cop's obscene texts to underage girl after night of boozing revealed

 

By Emma Richter 

Daily Mail

Feb 12, 2025

 

Michael Vermeylen, 42, a detective with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, was arrested on Friday and charged with trying to engage in sexual acts with an underage girl, including sending a nude photo of himself to the teen

 

A New Jersey sheriff's detective was arrested after he sent inappropriate texts to an underage girl after a night of heavy drinking, according to prosecutors. 

Michael Vermeylen, 42, a detective with the Bergen County Sheriff's Office, was arrested on Friday after another detective in Monmouth County was informed that he was allegedly sending inappropriate messages to the minor. 

After hearing about Vermeylen's alleged contact with the unidentified girl, a Monmouth County detective secretly went undercover, posing as the minor. 

Unbeknownst to him, Vermeylen spoke to the detective thinking it was the girl. In the alleged conversations, he discussed sexual acts, sent a picture of his genitals and expressed his attraction to the young girl, according to an affidavit, reviewed by NJ.com. 

After he was arrested, Vermeylen confessed to investigators that he was 'drinking heavily and texting (redacted),' the affidavit said. 

He also admitted to deleting the messages the following day, investigators said. 

The victim lives in Monmouth County and knows Vermeylen, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago said on Monday, the Daily Voice reported. 

Vermeylen, of Oak Ridge, has been charged with third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child and third-degree Obscenity to minors, jail records, obtained by DailyMail.com, show.

 

Vermeylen, of Oak Ridge, has been charged with third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child and third-degree Obscenity to minors. It is unclear what his status is with the Bergen County Sheriff's Department following his arrest.

 

His charges were initially filed in Hazlet Municipal Court but have since been forwarded to the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office, court records show. 

He is currently booked in Monmouth County Correctional Institution. 

In 2023, Vermeylen made $164,084, which included his base salary and overtime, according to Open Payrolls. 

It is unclear how long he's been in law enforcement. 

It is also unclear what the detective's status is with the Bergen County Sheriff's Department following his arrest. 

DailyMail.com contacted the Bergen County Sheriff's Department for comment. 

In December, a Connecticut school resource officer took his own life shortly after he was arrested by his own department for allegedly luring a minor. 

Ryan Moan, 33, of Coventry, was arrested on December 6, 2024 and charged with risk of injury/impairing the morals of a child, enticing a minor by computer, misrepresentation of age to entice a minor, and tampering with physical evidence, according to the Manchester Police Department.

 

In December, a Connecticut school resource officer, Ryan Moan, 33, took his own life shortly after he was arrested by his own department for allegedly luring a minor

 

Around 1.45pm - just hours after he was released on a $50,000 bond - police in nearby Vernon responded to a welfare check at a boat launch on Hatch Hill Road where they found Moan deceased inside his car with an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Moan, a sergeant who was with the force since February 2017, was recently assigned as the school resource officer supervisor for Manchester Public Schools, according to police.

His arrest warrant was immediately sealed by the court so the details of the allegations remain unclear.

Police said that the victim, whose age and name remain unknown, is not a resident or student of Manchester, adding that his charges 'are not related to him acting in his capacity as a police officer.'

 

Vernon Police officers responded to a welfare check at a boat launch on Hatch Hill Road, where Moan's body was found 

 

Moan, a husband and father-of-two, was placed on unpaid leave on November 18 after investigators first got word of the allegations against him.

Following his arrest, officials who knew Moan said they were 'shocked, outraged and disturbed by these alleged actions.'

'Comments will be limited given the ongoing investigation, but the town is committed to full transparency,' Chief of Police William Darby and town manager Steve Stephanou said in a joint statement. 

'The alleged actions are in complete contrast to MPD’s values of integrity, compassion and fairness and do not reflect the professionalism and dedication of the officers who make up the department.'