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Paroled Sex Offender Charged in Indecent Exposure to 14-Year-Old at Bloomfield Plaza

Police say tether data and video tied him to the February incident, raising fresh questions about parole monitoring.

Overview

  • Bloomfield Township police arrested 35-year-old Kruze Detorrian Jelks and a judge set a $75,000 cash-only bond.
  • Investigators say a 14-year-old reported a man masturbating inside a blue Ford F-150 in the Bloomfield Plaza parking lot in February.
  • Detectives reviewed business surveillance and a partial license plate, then used his court-ordered GPS tether to place him at the scene.
  • Jelks was arraigned on one count of aggravated indecent exposure, a misdemeanor that can carry up to two years in jail.
  • Police say he is on parole for first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and a department sergeant urged stronger protection for young people in busy public places.