By: Najla Alexander
Authorities in Morris County announced that a jury has found Brian Stewart, 42, formerly of Clifton, New Jersey, guilty of multiple explicit offenses that occurred in March 2024. 
Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll stated that the jury returned guilty verdicts on May 23, 2025, following a three-day trial.
The defendant was found guilty of three counts of second-degree Luring, two counts of third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child, second-degree Attempted Endangering the Welfare of a Child, and four counts of second-degree Attempted Aggravated Explicit Contact, Morris County authorities said.
The Honorable Robert M. Hanna, J.S.C., presided over the trial and scheduled a sentencing hearing in the matter for July 25, according to Morris County officials. The defendant will remain in custody pending his sentencing date.
MCPO officials say that at sentencing, the Attempted Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Attempted Aggravated Explicit Contact convictions will be subject to the provisions of the No Early Release Act, which makes the defendant ineligible for parole until he has served 85 percent of the sentence imposed.
Additionally, the defendant will be subject to Megan’s Law registration requirements and the Special Sentence of Parole Supervision for Life, MCPO officials stated.
Morris County officials said on March 22, 2024, the Boonton Township Police Department received a referral regarding child exploitation on the internet.
Thereafter, members of the Boonton Township Police Department investigated the referral, according to Morris County authorities. 
The investigation revealed that the defendant engaged in explicit conversations on the internet with individuals he reasonably believed to be children and attempted to lure those children to a public meeting location to engage in Explicit Contact with them.