{"id":14917,"date":"2019-07-03T16:55:08","date_gmt":"2019-07-03T20:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=14917"},"modified":"2019-07-03T16:55:08","modified_gmt":"2019-07-03T20:55:08","slug":"prosecutor-no-criminal-intent-behind-childs-injury-from-sitting-on-blacktop-at-summer-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2019\/07\/prosecutor-no-criminal-intent-behind-childs-injury-from-sitting-on-blacktop-at-summer-camp\/","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutor: &#8216;No Criminal Intent&#8217; Behind Child&#8217;s Injury From Sitting on Blacktop at Summer Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1245\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1245\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1245\" src=\"http:\/\/tomsriver.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/26811011602_bbbdb7725e_b-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"Toms River Police Car (File Photo)\" width=\"640\" height=\"468\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1245\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Toms River Police Car (File Photo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Ocean County Prosecutor&#8217;s Office on Wednesday said there was &#8220;no criminal intent&#8221; behind an injury allegedly sustained by a child at a Toms River Township recreation day camp.<\/p>\n<p>It was alleged that a child was instructed to sit on a blacktop surface, resulting in injuries since the blacktop was hot. Specifically, it was alleged that camp counse<span class=\"textexposedshow\">lors instructed the child to sit on black top and the child suffered burns to his hands as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Ocean County Prosecutor\u2019s Office Special Victim\u2019s Unit was notified on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, by the Toms River Police Department and the state Division of Child Permanency and Protection<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textexposedshow\">&#8220;The allegation, facts and circumstances were subsequently reviewed by the Ocean County Prosecutor\u2019s Office Special Victim\u2019s Unit,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;At this time, this matter does not appear to be criminal in nature, as there was no criminal intent associated with the actions of the camp counselors.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"textexposedshow\">The matter has been referred back to the Division of Child Permanency &amp; Protection\u2019s Institutional Abuse Unit for whatever action they deem appropriate, the prosecutor&#8217;s office said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2019\/07\/prosecutor-no-criminal-intent-behind-childs-injury-from-sitting-on-blacktop-at-summer-camp\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ocean County Prosecutor&#8217;s Office on Wednesday said there was &#8220;no criminal intent&#8221; behind an injury allegedly sustained by a child at a Toms River Township recreation day camp. It was alleged that a child was instructed to sit on a blacktop surface, resulting in injuries since the blacktop was hot. 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