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NJ Man Facing Charges After Alleged Sexual Assault Of 2 Teenage Girls

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- A New Jersey man has been arrested after allegedly engaging in inappropriate sexual relationships with two teenage girls -- one of whom he met on an online dating website.

Joseph Corio, 22, of Middletown, allegedly began a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old girl he met online in September 2015, according to police. Corio then had another alleged sexual relationship with a 13-year-old girl who was introduced to him by the 15-year-old, according to police.

Corio was arrested Wednesday and faces charges of sexual assault and endangering the welfare of a child, police said. He is being held at $100,000 bail, according to police.

 

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