2006 Media Releases:

CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE
JAMES P. LYNCH, ACTING CAMDEN COUNTY PROSECUTOR
MEDIA INFORMATION

April 13, 2006

Acting Camden County Prosecutor James P. Lynch reported today that a jury has convicted a 37 year old Camden man of multiple counts of Aggravated Sexual Assault. Reginald Troup, of the 1100 block of Louis Street, was charged in 2004 with assaulting a young boy, now age 12, over a six year period between 1997 and 2003. It was alleged that during the assaults, Troup incapacitated the youth by giving him over the counter cold medicines. The two week trial was prosecuted by Assistant Prosecutor Angela Pallo.

Troup was convicted on two counts of 1st degree Aggravated Sexual Assault and two counts of 2nd degree Sexual Assault, as well as 1 count of Endangering the Welfare of a Minor. Troup, who has been in custody since his arrest, is scheduled to be sentenced on July 14, 2006. He is facing a possible sentence of up to forty years in prison, with a minimum mandatory 85% completion before parole.

Lynch praised the efforts of the Camden Police as well as the Child Abuse Unit and Trial Team Unit of the Prosecutor’s Office.

“I am pleased that the dedicated work of so many law enforcement professionals enabled the jury to arrive at a fair and just verdict. Assistant Prosecutor Pallo, along with the Victim-Witness Unit of the Prosecutor’s Office, did a superb job of preparing and presenting the testimony of this very brave little boy. I commend all of those who played a part in this case for making the legal system work to protect the youngest and most vulnerable among us.”